globus hystericus

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(glōbəs hi steri kəs)


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glo•bus hys•ter•i•cus  (glōbəs hi steri kəs),USA pronunciation [Psychiatry.]
  1. Psychiatrythe sensation of having a lump in the throat or difficulty in swallowing for which no medical cause can be found.
  • Neo-Latin: lump of hysteria; see globe, hysterical
  • 1790–95


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