gelasmus

n. spasmodic laughter in individuals with certain psychogenic disorders, schizophrenia, and some diseases of the brain (especially of the medulla oblongata). When occurring as an aspect of a psychomotor seizure, this type of spasmodic laughter is termed gelastic epilepsy.

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May 8th 2024

glossosynthesis

n. the creation of nonsense words.