erethism
noun
an unusual or excessive degree of irritability or stimulation in an organ or tissue.
erethistic
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a word derived from
erethism.
Example Sentences
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Many physicians have for a long time distinguished a torpid and an erethistic scrofulous constitution.
From Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated by Fr. (Friedrich) Brendecke
In these children there is a state of exaltation, indeed as yet not comparable in intensity to that of the adolescent or adult, which is, nevertheless, erethistic in its nature.
From A Preliminary Study of the Emotion of Love between the Sexes by Sanford Bell
In the case of erethistic scrofula the children are found to be of slight and lean structure, with fine hair and long eyelashes; they are active, easily excited, gifted and extremely sensitive to physical pain.
From Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated by Fr. (Friedrich) Brendecke
