corpuscle

cor·pus·cle

C0658300 (kôr′pə-səl, -pŭs′əl)n.1. a. An unattached body cell, such as a blood or lymph cell.b. A rounded globular mass of cells, such as the pressure receptor on certain nerve endings.2. A discrete particle, such as a photon or an electron.3. A minute globular particle.

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[Latin corpusculum, diminutive of corpus, body; see k^wrep- in Indo-European roots.]

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cor·pus′cu·lar (kôr-pŭs′kyə-lər) adj.

corpuscle

(ˈkɔːpʌsəl) n1. (Biology) any cell or similar minute body that is suspended in a fluid, esp any of the red blood corpuscles (erythrocytes) or white blood corpuscles (see leucocytes). See also erythrocyte, leucocyte2. (Anatomy) anatomy the encapsulated ending of a sensory nerve3. (General Physics) physics a discrete particle such as an electron, photon, ion, or atom4. Also called: corpuscule any minute particle[C17: from Latin corpusculum a little body, from corpus body] corpuscular adj

cor•pus•cle

(ˈkɔr pə səl, -pʌs əl)

n. 1. an unattached cell, esp. a blood or lymph cell. 2. a small mass of cells forming a distinct anatomical part, as certain sensory receptors. 3. any minute particle. Sometimes, cor•pus•cule (kɔrˈpʌs kyul) [1650–60; < Latin corpusculum=corpus body + -culum -cle¹]cor•pus′cu•lar (-kyə lər) adj.

cor·pus·cle

(kôr′pə-səl) Any of various cells or cell-shaped structures in the body, especially a blood cell.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	corpuscle - (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anythingmote, particle, speck, atom, moleculegrain - a relatively small granular particle of a substance; "a grain of sand"; "a grain of sugar"grinding - material resulting from the process of grinding; "vegetable grindings clogged the drain"material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"chylomicron - a microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion; in the bloodstream they release their fatty acids into the bloodflyspeck - a tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a flyidentification particle - a tiny particle of material that can be added to a product to indicate the source of manufacture
	2.	corpuscle - either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including plateletsblood cell, blood corpuscleblood - the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions"somatic cell, vegetative cell - any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes; "somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells";leucocyte, leukocyte, WBC, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle - blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense systempacked cells - a preparation of blood cells separated from the liquid plasma; "packed cells are given to severely anemic patients in order to avoid overloading the circulatory system with too much fluid"erythrocyte, RBC, red blood cell - a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus

Translations

血球

corpuscle

(ˈkoːpasl) noun one of the red or white cells in the blood. 血球 血球