globus

/ (ˈɡləʊbəs) /

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noun

anatomy any spherelike structure

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Words nearby globus

globular cluster, globule, globuliferous, globulin, globulinuria, globus, globus hystericus, globus pallidus, glocal, glochid, glochidium

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How to use globus in a sentence

In minor hysteria there is commonly a sensation of a rising ball in the throat (the globus hystericus).
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
In minor hysteria there is commonly a sensation of a rising ball in the throat—the globus hystericus.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
This sometimes takes the form of a sensation as of a lump in the throat (globus hystericus).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various
The hysterical phenomenon of globus hystericus was long afterward attributed to obstruction of respiration by the womb.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis

The specific name of globulifera is made up from two Latin words—globus, “a ball,” and fero, “I carry.”
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Medical definitions for globus

globus

[ glō′bəs ]

n. pl. glo•bi (-bī′)

A round or spherical body.

Any of the brown bodies sometimes found in the granulomatous lesions of leprosy.