erethism
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[edit] Etymology
From French éréthisme, from Ancient Greek ἐρεθισμός, from ἐρεθίζειν ‘to irritate’.
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- IPA: /ˈɛɹɪθɪzəm/
[edit] Noun
erethism (plural erethisms)
- (pathology) Abnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue.
- Any unusual or morbid over-excitement.
- 1978, Robert Hurley, trans. Michel Foucault, The History of Sexuality Volume I, Penguin 1978, p. 32:
- Since the eighteenth century, sex has not ceased to provoke a kind of generalized discursive erethism.
- 1978, Robert Hurley, trans. Michel Foucault, The History of Sexuality Volume I, Penguin 1978, p. 32:
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over-excitement
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