cor ‧ pus ‧ cle /ˈkɔːpəs ə l, kɔːˈpʌ- $ ˈkɔːrpə-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: corpusculum 'small body' , from corpus ; ⇨ ↑ corpus ]
one of the red or white cells in the blood
cor ‧ pus ‧ cle /ˈkɔːpəs ə l, kɔːˈpʌ- $ ˈkɔːrpə-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: corpusculum 'small body' , from corpus ; ⇨ ↑ corpus ]
one of the red or white cells in the blood
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012