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cor·​pus·​cle | \ ˈkȯr-(ˌ)pə-səl How to pronounce corpuscle (audio) \

Definition of corpuscle

1 : a minute particle
2a : a living cell especially : one (such 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
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corpuscular \ kȯr-​ˈpə-​skyə-​lər How to pronounce corpuscle (audio) \ adjective

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Recent Examples on the Web In the 1990s Dr Semenza was studying erythropoiesis, the process that generates red blood corpuscles. — The Economist, 12 Oct. 2019

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First Known Use of corpuscle

1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for corpuscle

borrowed from Latin corpusculum "small body, minute particle," from corpus-, base of corpor-, corpus "body" + -culum, diminutive suffix (variant of -ulus with nouns of the third, fourth and fifth declensions) — more at midriff

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The first known use of corpuscle was in 1660

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“Corpuscle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corpuscle. Accessed 28 May. 2022.

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corpuscle

noun
cor·​pus·​cle | \ ˈkȯr-ˌpə-səl How to pronounce corpuscle (audio) \

Kids Definition of corpuscle

: a very small cell (as a red blood cell) that floats freely in the blood

corpuscle

noun
cor·​pus·​cle | \ ˈkȯr-(ˌ)pəs-əl How to pronounce corpuscle (audio) \

Medical Definition of corpuscle

1 : a living cell especially : one (as a red or white blood cell or a cell in cartilage or bone) not aggregated into continuous tissues
2 : any of various small circumscribed multicellular bodies —usually used with a qualifying term Malpighian corpuscles

Other Words from corpuscle

corpuscular \ kȯr-​ˈpəs-​kyə-​lər How to pronounce corpuscle (audio) \ adjective

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