English Explanatory Dictionary

corpuscle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.
  2. 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.
noun
  1. A member of Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
  2. A member of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔːˌpʌsəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-corpuscle.wav /ˈkɔɹˌpʌsəl/

Word forms

corpuscle corpuscles

Etymology

From Latin corpusculum, diminutive of corpus (“body”).

Related words

corpuscular corpuscularism corpuscularianism

Derived words

blood corpuscle kidney corpuscle Malpighian corpuscle renal corpuscle lamellar corpuscle Pacinian corpuscle Rainey's corpuscle red corpuscle Ruffini's corpuscle Vater-Pacini corpuscle white blood corpuscle
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