Erethism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Erethism \Er"e*thism\, n. [Gr. ? irritation, fr. ? to stir,
     rouse, fr. ? to stir: cf. F. ['e]r['e]thisme.] (Med.)
     A morbid degree of excitement or irritation in an organ.
     --Hoblyn.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  erethism
       n : an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity or
           excitability