"globus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡləʊbəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-globus.wav [Southern-England] Forms: globi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin globus. Doublet of globe and perhaps glob. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|globus}} Borrowed from Latin globus, {{doublet|en|globe}} Doublet of globe Head templates: {{en-noun|~|globi}} globus (countable and uncountable, plural globi)
  1. A spherical or nearly spherical structure.
    (medicine, countable, uncountable) A lump in the throat; the sensation of having such a lump present.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: globus pharyngis, globus hystericus
    Sense id: en-globus-en-noun-en:lump_in_the_throat Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. A spherical or nearly spherical structure.
    (anatomy, medicine) Ellipsis of globus oculi: the eyeball.
    Wikidata QID: Q17486816 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: globus oculi (extra: the eyeball) Synonyms: globus oculi (english: medical), globe, bulbus oculi, bulbus
    Sense id: en-globus-en-noun-en:Q17486816 Categories (other): Anatomy, Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: globus pallidus Related terms: globulus

Inflected forms

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