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Definition of corpuscle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

corpuscle

noun

/ˈkɔːpʌsl/

/ˈkɔːrpʌsl/

(anatomy)

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any of the red or white cells found in blood
- red/white corpuscles
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin corpusculum ‘small body’, diminutive of corpus.

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