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noun
Abnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any unusual or morbid overexcitement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A neurological disorder arising from mercury poisoning, leading to irritability, depression, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: erethism mercurialis, mad hatter disease, mad hatter syndrome
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or body part
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: abnormality, abnormalcy
History
From French éréthisme, from Ancient Greek ἐρεθισμός (erethismós), from ἐρεθίζειν (erethízein, “to irritate”).
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
