Associations to the word «Tarantism»
Wiktionary
TARANTISM, noun. (obsolete) (medicine) An extreme urge to dance, popularly thought to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula and prevalent in southern Italy in the 15th through 17th centuries.
Dictionary definition
TARANTISM, noun. A nervous disorder characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance; popularly attributed to bite of the southern European tarantula or wolf spider.
Wise words
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