piblokto

piblokto
pi·blok·to pi-'bläk-(.)tō n a condition among the Inuit that is characterized by attacks of disturbed behavior (as screaming and crying) and that occurs chiefly in winter

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pi·blok·to (pĭ-blokґto) [Eskimo] a culture-specific syndrome seen chiefly among Eskimo women, marked by sudden, short-lived attacks of screaming, crying, running naked through the snow, and other dangerous or irrational acts, sometimes with suicidal or homicidal tendencies, often followed by convulsive seizures and coma.

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