ECHAUFFEMENT
\ˈɛʃə͡ʊfmənt], \ˈɛʃəʊfmənt], \ˈɛ_ʃ_əʊ_f_m_ə_n_t]\
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Augmentation of heat in the animal economy; the symptoms of which are a more than ordinary sensation of heat, disposition to perspiration, great thirst, general indisposition, flushed countenance, &c. It goes off by the use of antiphlogistics and abstinence. In the vulgar language it is often used synonymously with constipation and sometimes for simple gonorrhoea, and for chafing.
By Robley Dunglison
