Erethism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛɹɪθɪzəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Erethism is a noun meaning (pathology) Abnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue.
Meaning
(pathology) Abnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue.
More Meanings
- Any unusual or morbid overexcitement.
- A neurological disorder arising from mercury poisoning, leading to irritability, depression, etc.
Example Sentences
Since the eighteenth century, sex has not ceased to provoke a kind of generalized discursive erethism.
Word Forms
- erethisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hypersthenia, erythropathy, ecdysiasm, erythrism, erythraemia, erotopathy.
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