globus hystericus

== English == === Etymology === Scientific Latin, from Latin globus (“globe”) + hystericus (“hysteric”). === Noun === globus hystericus (uncountable) (medicine, dated, deprecated) Globus (lump in the throat) when believed (by the speaker or writer) to be psychosomatic (hysterical). [from 18th c.] ==== Usage notes ==== For usage caution, see hysteria § Usage notes.