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globi
[glo´bi] (L.)1. plural of globus.
2. encapsulated globular masses containing bacilli; seen in smears of lepromatous leprosy lesions.
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glo·bi
(glō'bī),1. Plural of globus.
2. Brown bodies sometimes found in the granulomatous lesions of leprosy, in addition to the macrophages that contain the acid-fast bacilli; thought to be degenerate forms of such cells, in which the organisms are no longer viable and have become granular or amorphous.
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glo·bi
(glō'bī)1. Plural of globus.
2. Brown bodies sometimes found in the granulomatous lesions of leprosy.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012