Definitions

corpuscle

[kawr-puhs-uhl] / ˈkɔr pʌs əl /

NOUN

blood cell

Synonyms

STRONGEST

red blood cell white blood cell

WEAK

erythrocyte hemocyte leukocyte red corpuscle white corpuscle

NOUN

cell

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bacterium egg germ unit

STRONG

embryo follicle microorganism spore utricle vacuole

WEAK

cellule haematid

Example Sentences

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Corpuscle: a small cell; usually applied to blood cells.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

View of a Papilla of the Skin, with a Touch Corpuscle.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.

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