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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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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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