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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary cor·pus·cle 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 English Etymology corpuscle 1660, from L. corpusculum, dim. of corpus "body" (see corporeal). Originally "any small particle;" first applied to blood cells 1845. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 corpuscle cor·puscle / 5kC:pQsl; NAmE 5kC:rp- / noun (anatomy 解) any of the red or white cells found in blood (红或白)血球,血细胞: red / white corpuscles 红/白血球 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged cor·pus·cle \ˈkȯ(r)ˌpəsəl also -_p-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin corpusculum, diminutive of corpus body 1. : a minute or elementary particle; specifically : electron 2. a. : a living cell; usually : one that is somewhat isolated and not aggregated into continuous tissues (as red and white blood cells or cells isolated in the matrix of cartilage or bone) — compare blood , lymph b. : any of various small circumscribed bodies composed of many cells — usually used with a qualifying term < the tactile corpuscles > < Malpighian corpuscles > |
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