arachnidism

However, only a very small number of people that are bitten develop necrotising arachnidism.

When this spider bites a human, it could cause necrotising arachnidism.

Necrotising arachnidism is a medical condition caused by a spider bite.

Since at least 1872, the blanket term necrotic arachnidism has been used in the medical literature, often erroneously implicating spiders that do not cause dermonecrosis.

I should have asked not what the myth of necrotic arachnidism will do to Spidey, but what Spidey will do to it.

The first question that came into my mind when I read about the myth of necrotic arachnidism in The Lancet last week was: Is this good or bad for Spiderman?