English Explanatory Dictionary

globus hystericus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Globus (lump in the throat) when believed (by the speaker or writer) to be psychosomatic (hysterical).

Word forms

globus hystericus

Etymology

Scientific Latin, from Latin globus (“globe”) + hystericus (“hysteric”).

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