globus hystericus

Noun

globus hystericus (uncountable)

1. (dated, proscribed) Globus (lump in the throat) when believed (by the speaker or writer) to be psychosomatic (hysterical).
   • 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.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 78
   • 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.2001, Stephen T. Holgate, Martin Church, Lawrence M. Lichtenstein, editors, Allergy, page 168