Hypertext Webster Gateway: "erethism"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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


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