globus hystericus
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Globus (lump in the throat) when believed (by the speaker or writer) to be psychosomatic (hysterical).
Dated; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Something which could later be interpreted as hysteria – a disorder marked by palpitations, migratory pain, breathing difficulties and the globus hystericus – might be attributed to a wandering uterus."
- "A careful evaluation of a patient with globus hystericus, possibly with the assistance of X-ray or laryngoscopy evidence, reveals no anatomical evidence of upper respiratory obstruction."