Conglobate

/kɒnˈɡloʊbeɪt/ adjective

Definition

Formed into a ball or rounded mass; spherical or globe-shaped.

Etymology

From Latin con- 'together' plus globus 'ball' plus -ate (adjective suffix). The word literally means 'made into a globe together.'

Kelly Says

Medieval doctors used 'conglobate glands' to describe swollen lumps in lymph nodes—the term was medical precision before modern anatomy, describing shape when function wasn't fully understood!

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