‖n. [ NL. fr. Gr. &unr_;, the part taken away in mutilation, fr. &unr_; to mutilate. ] (Anat. & Med.) A defect or malformation; esp., a fissure of the iris supposed to be a persistent embryonic cleft. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. [ L. globosus. ] Having a rounded form resembling that of a globe; globular, or nearly so; spherical. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a globular manner; globularly. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. globositas: cf. F. globosité. ] Sphericity. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Globose. ] Spherical. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Lobe. ] (Zool.) An order of Rhizopoda, in which the pseudopodia are thick and irregular in form, as in the
n. The type genus of the
n. A natural family of fishes including the tripletails.
n. (Med., Surgery) The surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain, by cutting into the brain.
a. Not quite globose. [ 1913 Webster ]