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globus

British  
/ ˈɡləʊbəs /

noun

  1. anatomy any spherelike structure

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They found that targeting the subthalamic nucleus and the globus pallidus at the same time improved motor symptoms more than targeting either region alone.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

Their most prized bust, “St. Francis of Adelaide,” a small marble piece by Kehinde Wiley, depicts a Black man wearing a tank top holding the globus cruciger, a symbol of regality, in a saintly pose.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2022

The surgeon placed the electrodes in the boy’s globus pallidus, as well as his internal capsule.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 14, 2018

Origin and molecular specification of globus pallidus neurons.

From Nature • Mar. 4, 2018

The cerebral hemispheres are also large, owing chiefly to the great size of the corpora striata, which already show a differentiation into caudate nucleus, putamen and globus pallidus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various