globule

[glob-yool] /ˈglɒb yul/
noun
1.
a small spherical body.
2.
Bok globule.
Origin
1655-65; < Latin globulus. See globe, -ule
British Dictionary definitions for globule

globule

/ˈɡlɒbjuːl/
noun
1.
a small globe, esp a drop of liquid
2.
(astronomy) a small dark nebula thought to be a site of star formation
Word Origin
C17: from Latin globulus, diminutive of globusglobe
Word Origin and History for globule
n.

1660s, from French globule, from Latin globulus, diminutive of globus "globe" (see globe).

globule in Medicine

globule glob·ule (glŏb'yōōl)
n.
A small spherical body, especially a drop of liquid.

glob'u·lar (-yə-lər) adj.