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