corpuscle
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin corpusculum, diminutive of corpus (“body”).
Noun [edit]
corpuscle (plural corpuscles)
- A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.
- A protoplasmic animal cell; especially, such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are embedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles.
Translations [edit]
A minute particle
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