| 单词 | erethism |
| 释义 | erethism in British English (ˈɛrɪˌθɪzəm) noun 1. physiology an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity in any part of the body 2. psychiatry a. a personality disorder resulting from mercury poisoning b. an abnormal tendency to become aroused quickly, esp sexually, as the result of a verbal or psychic stimulus Derived forms erethismic (ˌereˈthismic) or erethistic (ˌereˈthistic) or erethitic (ˌereˈthitic) or erethic (ˈerethic) adjective Word origin C18: from French éréthisme, from Greek erethismos irritation, from erethizein to excite, irritateerethism in American English (ˈɛrəˌθɪzəm) noun Rare Physiology an abnormal extreme irritability or sensitivity of an organ, tissue, etc. Word origin Fr éréthisme < Gr erethismos, irritation < erethizein, to irritate < IE base *er- > rise, run |
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