globus

/ ˈɡləʊbəs /

noun

In minor hysteria there is commonly a sensation of a rising ball in the throat (the globus hystericus).

In minor hysteria there is commonly a sensation of a rising ball in the throat—the globus hystericus.

This sometimes takes the form of a sensation as of a lump in the throat (globus hystericus).

The hysterical phenomenon of globus hystericus was long afterward attributed to obstruction of respiration by the womb.

The specific name of globulifera is made up from two Latin words—globus, “a ball,” and fero, “I carry.”

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