Associations to the word «Corpuscle»

Wiktionary

CORPUSCLE, noun. A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.
CORPUSCLE, noun. 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.

Dictionary definition

CORPUSCLE, noun. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything.
CORPUSCLE, noun. Either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets.

Wise words

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