corpuscle - Definition & Meaning | Lingo Dictionary

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a small cell, particularly a red or white blood cell, and sometimes encompassing plateletsa small cell, particularly a red or white blood cell, and sometimes encompassing platelets

Examples

The doctor examined the slide under the microscope to analyze the corpuscles in the blood sample.
During an infection, the number of white corpuscles in the body can increase to fight off pathogens.

Synonyms

blood cell blood corpuscle

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Plural

corpuscles

1

a small cell, particularly a red or white blood cell, and sometimes encompassing platelets

The doctor examined the slide under the microscope to analyze the corpuscles in the blood sample.
During an infection, the number of white corpuscles in the body can increase to fight off pathogens.

Synonyms:

blood cell blood corpuscle

2

a small particle or fragment of something

After the explosion, corpuscles of debris were scattered everywhere.
Under the microscope, one can observe the corpuscles that make up granulated substance

Synonyms:

mote molecule atom particle speck