Main Entry: glo·bo·side Pronunciation: 'glO-b&-"sId Function: noun : a complex glycolipid that occurs in the red blood cells, serum, liver,and spleen of humans and accumulates in tissues in one of the variants of Tay-Sachs disease
globoside glo·bo·side (glō'bə-sīd') n. A glycosphingolipid, especially a ceramide tetrasaccharide, that is found in the kidneys, red blood cells, blood serum, liver, and spleen, and, in one form of gangliosidosis, accumulates in tissues.
