CORPUSCLE


Meaning of CORPUSCLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkȯr-(ˌ)pə-səl ]

noun

Etymology: Latin corpusculum, diminutive of corpus

Date: 1660

1. : a minute particle

2.

a. : a living cell ; especially : one (as a red or white blood cell or a cell in cartilage or bone) not aggregated into continuous tissues

b. : any of various small circumscribed multicellular bodies

• cor·pus·cu·lar kȯr-ˈpəs-kyə-lər adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.