Globus
A word straight from the Latin, meaning (not unexpectedly) a globe or sphere.
The word 'globus' is used in a number of different contexts in medicine.
Globus hystericus, sometimes just called globus, is the sensation of having a lump in the throat.
This is a symptom of hysterical neurosis (conversion hysteria) as well as of diseases such as reflux laryngitis.</P> The globus major is the head of the epididymis, the structure just behind the testis.
The globus minor is the lower end of the epididymis.</P> The globus pallidus is a pale-appearing spherical area in the brain.