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tarantism

/ˈtær.ən.tɪz.əm/

Traducción: Trastorno nervioso caracterizado por un impulso incontrolable de bailar, atribuido históricamente a la picadura de la tarántula del sur de Europa o de una araña lobo.

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/ˈtær.ən.tɪz.əm/C2formal
  • esTrastorno nervioso caracterizado por un impulso incontrolable de bailar, atribuido históricamente a la picadura de la tarántula del sur de Europa o de una araña lobo.

A nervous disorder characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance, historically attributed to the bite of a southern European tarantula or wolf spider.

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  1. Nervous disorder with dancing impulseC2formalmedical

    A nervous disorder characterized by an uncontrollable urge to dance, historically believed to be caused by the bite of a tarantula or wolf spider.

    esTarantismo

    • In medieval Italy, outbreaks of tarantism were treated with music and dancing.
    • The condition known as tarantism was once thought to be a direct result of a spider bite.
    • Historical records describe tarantism as a form of mass hysteria involving wild dancing.