Erethism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Abnormal irritability or sensitivity of an organ or a body part to stimulation.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Abnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue.
  • n. Any unusual or morbid overexcitement.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A morbid degree of excitement or irritation in an organ.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In physiology, excitement or stimulation of any organ or tissue, specifically of the organs of generation: as, the sexual erethism.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or body part
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