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myriachit

myriachit

n. a culture-bound syndrome found in Siberian populations. Similar to latah, it is characterized by indiscriminate, apparently uncontrolled imitations of the actions of other people encountered by the individual. Also called ikota; irkunii; menkeiti; olan. See also imu; jumping Frenchmen of Maine syndrome.

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