corpus /körˈpəs/

1. Any mass of body tissue that may be distinguished from its surroundings
2. A body of literature, writings, etc
3. A body of written and/or spoken language used as the basis for linguistic research
4. The main part of anything

corˈpūlence or corˈpūlency noun

1. Fleshiness of body
2. Excessive fatness

corˈpūlent adjective

corˈpūlently adverb

corˈpuscle /-pus-l (sometimes -pusˈl)/ noun

1. A cell or other minute body suspended in fluid, esp a red or white cell in the blood
2. A minute particle (also corpusˈcule)

corpusˈcular adjective

corpuscūlāˈrian adjective noun

A person who holds the corpuscular theory

corpuscularˈity noun

corpus callosum /kə-losˈəm/ noun (pl corpora callosa)

(L callosus callous, hard-skinned) (in humans and higher mammals) a broad band of nerve fibre between the two cerebral hemispheres

corpus cavernosum /ka-vər-nōˈsəm/ noun (pl corpora cavernosa)

(L cavernosus cavernous, hollow) a section of erectile tissue in the penis or clitoris

Corpus Christi /krisˈtē or -tī/ noun

The festival in honour of the Eucharist, held on the Thursday after the festival of the Trinity

corpus delicti /di-likˈtī or de-likˈtē/ noun (law)

The substance or fundamental facts of the crime or offence, eg in a murder trial, that somebody is actually dead and has been murdered

corpus iuris /yooˈris/ noun

A body of law, eg of a country or jurisdiction

corpus luteum /looˈti-əm/ noun (pl corpora lutea)

(L luteus yellow) a mass of yellow glandular tissue that develops in a Graafian follicle after the eruption of an ovum and secretes progesterone to prepare the uterus for implantation

corpus spongiosum /spun-jiˈōˈzəm/ noun (pl corpora spongiosa)

(New L spongiosus spongy) the blood sinus which together with the corpus cavernosum forms the erectile tissue in the penis

corpus striatum /strī-āˈtəm/ noun (pl corpora striata)

(L striātus furrowed) the section of the basal ganglia in the cerebral hemispheres of the brain that consists of the claudate and lentiform nuclei

corpus vile /vīˈlē or vēˈle also wē-/ noun (pl corpora vilia)

(L vilis worthless) a person or thing considered so expendable as to be a fit object for experimentation, regardless of the consequences

corpuscular theory of light

Newton's theory that light consists of a stream of material particles, applied in quantum theory

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