globus hystericus

[ gloh-buhs hi-ster-i-kuhs ]

/ ˈgloʊ bəs hɪˈstɛr ɪ kəs /

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noun Psychiatry.

the sensation of having a lump in the throat or difficulty in swallowing for which no medical cause can be found.

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Origin of globus hystericus

1790–95; <New Latin: lump of hysteria; see globe, hysterical

Words nearby globus hystericus

globular cluster, globule, globuliferous, globulin, globus, globus hystericus, glocal, glochid, glochidium, Glock, glockenspiel

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How to use globus hystericus in a sentence

In minor hysteria there is commonly a sensation of a rising ball in the throat (the globus hystericus).
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
In minor hysteria there is commonly a sensation of a rising ball in the throat—the globus hystericus.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
Hysterical patients describe a sensation as if a nail were being driven into the forehead—the so-called clavus hystericus.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh
This sometimes takes the form of a sensation as of a lump in the throat (globus hystericus).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various

The adjective hystericus is an improper and inadequate definition of the circumstances under which clavus arises.
Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it|Francis E. Anstie

British Dictionary definitions for globus hystericus

globus hystericus

/ (hɪˈstɛrɪkəs) /

noun

the technical name for a lump in the throatSee lump 1 (def. 8)

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