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globus

British  
/ ˈɡləʊbəs /

noun

  1. anatomy any spherelike structure

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Medicines producing cold sweats, palpitation of the heart, globus hystericus; as violent evacuations, some poisons, fear, anxiety, act by inverting the natural order of the vascular motions.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

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