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globus hystericus

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glo⋅bus hys⋅ter⋅i⋅cus

[gloh-buhs hi-ster-i-kuhs]
–noun Psychiatry.
the sensation of having a lump in the throat or difficulty in swallowing for which no medical cause can be found.

Origin:
1790–95; < NL: lump of hysteria; see globe, hysterical
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Main Entry: glo·bus hys·ter·i·cus
Pronunciation: 'glO-b&s-his-'ter-i-k&s
Function: noun
: a choking sensation (as of alump in the throat) commonly experienced in hysteria
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globus hystericus globus hys·ter·i·cus (hĭ-stěr'ĭ-kəs)
n.
A sensation as of having a lump or ball in the throat, symptomatic of hysteria.

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