globule /glob·ule/ (glob´ūl)
globule
1. a small spherical mass or body.
2. a small spherical drop of fluid or semifluid substance.
3. a little globe or pellet, as of medicine.glob´ular
glob·ule (gl b y l)n. A small spherical body, especially a drop of liquid. glob u·lar (-y -lr) adj. |
globule
[glob′yo̅o̅l]
Etymology: L, globulus, small ball
a small spheric mass. Kinds of globules are dentin globule, Dobie's globule, Marchi's globule, milk globule, Morgagni's globule, and myelin globule.
globule
a small spherical mass; a little globe or pellet, as of medicine. See also morgagnian globule.
globule leukocyte
mononuclear cell with large eosinophilic cytoplasmic granules found in the intestinal epithelium.
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