erethism

English - Turkish

Definition of erethism in English Turkish dictionary

anormal uyarma

(Tıp) Aşırı sinirlilik

{i} anormal uyarılma

(Tıp) Bir organın vakitsiz tekamülü

bir organın aşırı hassasiyeti veya aşırı uyarılabilme kabiliyeti

{i} eretizm

Related Terms

relating to erethism

eretizm ilişkin

English - English

Definition of erethism in English English dictionary

Abnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue

Any unusual or morbid over-excitement

Since the eighteenth century, sex has not ceased to provoke a kind of generalized discursive erethism.

A morbid degree of excitement or irritation in an organ

{i} abnormal sensitivity to sensory stimulation

an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity or excitability

Hyphenation

er·e·thism

Etymology

() From French éréthisme, from Ancient Greek ἐρεθισμός, from ἐρεθίζειν ‘to irritate’.