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corpuscle

18 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. corpuscle (noun)
  2. corpuscle of Hassall
  3. corpuscle of the spleen
  4. corpuscle of Vater
  5. blood corpuscle (noun)
  6. colored corpuscle (noun)
  7. colorless corpuscle (noun)
  8. concentric corpuscle (noun)
  9. Herbst's corpuscle (noun)
  10. kidney corpuscle (noun)
  11. Malpighian corpuscle (noun)
  12. Merkel-Ranvier corpuscle (noun)
  13. Pacinian corpuscle (noun)
  14. Vater's corpuscle (noun)
  15. Weber's corpuscle (noun)
  16. bone cell (noun)
  17. lymph cell (noun)
  18. touch body (noun)

cor·pus·cle

noun \ˈkȯr-(ˌ)pə-səl\

Definition of CORPUSCLE

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
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Origin of CORPUSCLE

Latin corpusculum, diminutive of corpus
First Known Use: 1660

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