Associations to the word «Erethism»

Wiktionary

ERETHISM, noun. (pathology) Abnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue.
ERETHISM, noun. Any unusual or morbid overexcitement.

Dictionary definition

ERETHISM, noun. An abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or body part.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne