Conglobation

/kɒnɡloʊˈbeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The process or result of forming into a ball, sphere, or rounded cluster; the state of being conglobated or grouped together.

Etymology

From conglobate plus -ion (noun suffix), creating an abstract noun that describes either the process or the resulting state of forming globular structures.

Kelly Says

Medieval anatomy books described 'conglobation of the spleen' to explain what we now understand as organ enlargement—using this word let them describe what they observed without understanding the causes!

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