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tarantism (medicine)


tarantism
<medicine> A nervous affection producing melancholy, stupor, and an uncontrollable desire to Dance. It was supposed to be produced by the bite of the tarantula, and considered to be incapable of cure except by protraced dancing to appropriate Music.

Alternative forms: tarentism.

Origin: It. Tarantismo: cf. F. Tarentisme. See Tarantula.

Source: Websters Dictionary


Taejon (sh)




Metropolitan city (pop., 2000: 1,365,961), capital of South Ch'ungch'?ng province, southeastern South Korea.

It was a poor village until rail connections spurred development in the early 1900s. During the Korean War (1950-53) it was a temporary capital of South Korea, and 70% of the city was destroyed; it has since been rebuilt. The manufacture of cotton textiles, machinery, and chemicals has been developed. Chungnam National University and several Other colleges are located there.