Main Entry: cor·pus·cle

Pronunciation: \ˈkȯr-(ˌ)pə-səl\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin corpusculum, diminutive of corpus

Date: 1660

1 : a minute particle
2 a : a living cell; especially : one (as a red or white blood cell or a cell in cartilage or bone) not aggregated into continuous tissues b : any of various small circumscribed multicellular bodies

— cor·pus·cu·lar \kȯr-ˈpəs-kyə-lər\ adjective