erethism
noun
an unusual or excessive degree of irritability or stimulation in an organ or tissue.
erethic
-
a word derived from
erethism.
Example Sentences
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Treatment of the mild, or erethic Form of scarlatina anginosa 40-50 66.
From Hydriatic treatment of Scarlet Fever in its Different Forms by Charles Munde
The torpid generally are first made drowsy, and afterwards sleep well, the erethic or irritable are specially wakeful on arriving, and later their sleep is broken, exactly the reverse occurring on the sea shore.
From The Truth About America by Edward Money
The mild or erethic form of scarlatina anginosa requires about the same treatment as scarlatina simplex.
From Hydriatic treatment of Scarlet Fever in its Different Forms by Charles Munde
