glomus — /gloh meuhs/, n., pl. glomera /glom euhr euh/, glomi /gloh muy/. Anat. a small globular body. [1830 40; < NL, L: ball shaped mass] * * * … Universalium
gloaming — /gloh ming/, n. twilight; dusk. [bef. 1000; ME gloming, OE glomung, deriv. of glom twilight] * * * … Universalium
globate — /gloh bayt/, adj. shaped like a globe. Also, globated. [1840 50; < L globatus (ptp. of globare to make into a ball). See GLOBE, ATE1] * * * … Universalium
globigerina — /gloh bij euh ruy neuh, ree /, n., pl. globigerinas, globigerinae / nee/. any marine foraminifer of the genus Globigerina, having a calcareous shell, occurring either near the surface of the sea or in the mud at the bottom. [1840 50; < NL, equiv … Universalium
globin — /gloh bin/, n. Biochem. the protein component of hemoglobin, made up of alpha and beta chains. [1875 80; < L glob(us) globe, sphere + IN2] * * * … Universalium
globoid — /gloh boyd/, adj. 1. approximately globular. n. 2. a globoid figure or body. [1870 75; GLOBE + OID] * * * … Universalium
globus hystericus — /gloh beuhs hi ster i keuhs/, Psychiatry. the sensation of having a lump in the throat or difficulty in swallowing for which no medical cause can be found. [1790 95; < NL: lump of hysteria; see GLOBE, HYSTERICAL] * * * … Universalium
glomerulitis — /gloh mer yeuh luy tis, gleuh /, n. Pathol. inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney. [1880 85; GLOMERUL(US) + ITIS] * * * … Universalium
glomerulonephritis — /gloh mer yeuh loh neuh fruy tis, gleuh /, n. Pathol. a kidney disease affecting the capillaries of the glomeruli, characterized by albuminuria, edema, and hypertension. [1885 90; GLOMERUL(US) + O + NEPHRITIS] * * * … Universalium
glow — /gloh/, n. 1. a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence. 2. brightness of color. 3. a sensation or state of bodily heat. 4. a warm, ruddy color of the cheeks. 5. warmth of emotion or passion; ardor. v.i. 6. to … Universalium
