Arachnism

/ˈærəknɪzəm/ noun

Poisoning caused specifically by spider venom; the condition resulting from a spider bite or envenomation.

From Greek 'arachne' (spider) + '-ism' (condition or disease). Older medical term that distinguished spider envenomation from scorpion stings.

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