corpuscle
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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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corpuscle
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English Language Learners Definition of corpuscle
biology : one of the cells that move in the body; especially : a blood cell
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Kids Definition of corpuscle
: a very small cell (as a red blood cell) that floats freely in the blood
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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
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