Corpuscle
WordNet
noun
(1) Either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
(2) (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
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Etymology
From , diminutive of .
Noun
- 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.
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