piblokto

piblokto
/pi blok"toh/, n., pl. pibloktos. Psychol.
a culture-specific syndrome occurring among traditional Eskimo women, characterized by an outburst of cries or screams, the removal of clothing, and seeming possession by a bird or animal spirit.
Also, piblockto.
[1955-60; < Inuit pibloktoq]

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