Medical Dictionary

ecphoria

noun ec·pho·ria \ek-ˈfōr-ē-ə\
plural ec·pho·rias or ec·pho·ri·ae \-ē-ˌē\

Medical Definition of ECPHORIA

:  the rousing of an engram or system of engrams from a latent to an active state (as by repetition of the original stimulus or by mnemic excitation)

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