CORPUSCLE


Meaning of CORPUSCLE in English

/ ˈkɔːpʌsl; NAmE ˈkɔːrp-/ noun

( anatomy ) any of the red or white cells found in blood :

red / white corpuscles

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from Latin corpusculum small body, diminutive of corpus .

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