globus /glo·bus/ (glo´bus) pl. glo´bi [L.]
1. sphere.
2. a spherical structure.
3. eyeball.
4. one of the encapsulated globular masses containing bacilli, seen in smears of lepromatous leprosy lesions.
globus hyste´ricus subjective sensation of a lump in the throat.
globus pal´lidus the smaller and more medial part of the lentiform nucleus.
glo·bus (gl  b s)n. pl. glo·bi (-b   ) 1. A round or spherical body. 2. Any of the brown bodies sometimes found in the granulomatous lesions of leprosy. |
globus
pl. globi [L.] a sphere or ball; a spherical mass.
globus pallidus
the smaller and more medial part of the lentiform nucleus of the brain.
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