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erethism

erethism Erethism is an unusually heightened state of irritability in some part of the body.

Erethism is an unusually heightened state of irritability in some part of the body. In historical psychology and medicine, the term was often used for an irritable condition of the brain or nervous system.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Erethism” (Erethism).
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