/ 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 .
/ 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 .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005