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tarantism
tar·an·tism T0045900 (tăr′ən-tĭz′əm)n. A disorder characterized by an uncontrollable urge to dance, especially prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century and popularly attributed to the bite of a tarantula.
[New Latin tarantismus, after Taranto.]tarantism (ˈtærənˌtɪzəm) n (Pathology) a nervous disorder marked by uncontrollable bodily movement, widespread in S Italy during the 15th to 17th centuries: popularly thought to be caused by the bite of a tarantula[C17: from New Latin tarantismus, from Taranto; see tarantula]tar•ant•ism (ˈtær ənˌtɪz əm)
n. a mania characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance, prevalent esp. in S Italy, from the 15th to the 17th century. Compare tarantula (def. 2). [1630–40; < New Latin tarantismus. See Taranto, -ism] tar′ant•ist, n. tarantisma variety of dancing mania, popularly thought to be caused by the bite of a tarantula and to be cured by dancing.See also: Disease and IllnessThesaurus| Noun | 1. | tarantism - a nervous disorder characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance; popularly attributed to bite of the southern European tarantula or wolf spiderchorea - any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs |
tarantism
tar·an·tism (tar'an-tizm), A form of mass hysteria that originated in Taranto, Italy, in the late Middle Ages as a dancing mania to cure the madness allegedly caused by the bite of a tarantula.tarantism (tăr′ən-tĭz′əm)n. A disorder characterized by an uncontrollable urge to dance, especially prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century and popularly attributed to the bite of a tarantula.choreomania (1) Chorea.
(2) A term of largely historical interest for a condition first recognised during the Middle Ages and characterised by choreiform spasms that occurred in large closed communities, and is now thought to have been a mass hysterical conversion reaction.tarantism (tar'an-tizm) [ Taranto, seaport in southern Italy, + Gr. -ismos, condition] A disorder that is culturally specific to regions of Italy and Northern Africa, marked by stupor, melancholy, and uncontrollable, manic dancing. It is popularly attributed to the bite of the tarantula, although some experts believe it to be an example of a mass psychogenic illness. Synonym: tarentismtarantism
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