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Definitions for Corpuscle
[1] Biology . an unattached cell, especially of a kind that floats freely, as a blood or lymph cell.
[2] Anatomy . a small mass or body forming a more or less distinct part, as the sensory receptors at nerve terminals.
[3] Physical Chemistry . a minute or elementary particle of matter, as an electron, proton, or atom.
[4] any minute particle.
[5] any cell or similar minute body that is suspended in a fluid, esp any of the red blood corpuscles (erythrocytes) or white blood corpuscles (see leucocytes) See also erythrocyte, leucocyte
[6] anatomy the encapsulated ending of a sensory nerve
[7] physics a discrete particle such as an electron, photon, ion, or atom
[8] Also called: corpuscule (kɔːˈpʌskjuːl ) any minute particle
Words related to Corpuscle
germ, egg, unit, bacterium, beef, muscle, meat, fat, embryo, microorganism, spore, vacuole, follicle, utricle, weight, brawn, food, fatness, corpuscles, cells
Words nearby Corpuscle
corpus luteum, corpus luteum hormone, corpus spongiosum, corpus striatum, corpus vile, corpuscle, corpuscular lymph, corpuscular radiation, corpuscular theory, corpusculum, corr.
Origin of Corpuscle
1650–60; < Latin corpusculum, equivalent to corpus body + -culum -cle1
Other words from Corpuscle
cor·pus·cu·lar [kawr-puhs -kyuh -ler] /kɔrˈpʌs kyə lər/ , cor·pus·cu·lat·ed [kawr-puhs -kyuh -ley-tid] /kɔrˈpʌs kyəˌleɪ tɪd/ , cor·pus·cu·lous , adjective
cor·pus·cu·lar·i·ty [kawr-puhs-kyuh -lar -i-tee] /kɔrˌpʌs kyəˈlær ɪ ti/ , noun
in·ter·cor·pus·cu·lar , adjective
non·cor·pus·cu·lar , adjective
cor•pus′ cu•lar (kôr-pŭs′ kyə-lər ) adj.
Word origin for Corpuscle
C17: from Latin corpusculum a little body, from corpus body
Synonyms for Corpuscle
red blood cell, white blood cell, erythrocyte, hemocyte, leukocyte, red corpuscle, white corpuscle