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单词 erethism
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
er•e•thism  (erə thiz′əm),USA pronunciation n. [Physiol.]
  1. Physiologyan unusual or excessive degree of irritability or stimulation in an organ or tissue.
  • Greek erethismós irritation, equivalent. to ereth(ízein) to irritate + -ismos -ism
  • French éréthisme
  • 1790–1800;
er′e•thismic, er•e•this•tic  (er′ə thistik),USA pronunciation er•e•thit•ic  (er′ə thitik),USA pronunciation e•reth•ic  (ə rethik, e reth-),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
erethism /ˈɛrɪˌθɪzəm/ n
  1. an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity in any part of the body
  2. a personality disorder resulting from mercury poisoning
  3. an abnormal tendency to become aroused quickly, esp sexually, as the result of a verbal or psychic stimulus
Etymology: 18th Century: from French éréthisme, from Greek erethismos irritation, from erethizein to excite, irritate
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