globoside
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globoside
[glob´o-sīd]a sphingoglycolipid containing acetylated amino sugars and simple hexoses, occurring in human serum, spleen, liver, and erythrocytes, and accumulating in tissues in Sandhoff's disease.
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glo·bo·side
(glō'bō-sīd),A glycosphingolipid; specifically, a ceramide tetrasaccharide (tetraglycosylceramide), isolated from kidney and erythrocytes; accumulates in people with Sandhoff disease.
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glo·bo·side
(glō'bō-sīd)A glycosphingolipid isolated from kidney and erythrocytes; accumulates in patients with Sandhoff disease.
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