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corpuscule
Variant of corpuscle
noun
- a very small particle
- Anat. a protoplasmic particle or cell with a special function; esp., any of the erythrocytes (red corpuscles) or leukocytes (white corpuscles) that float in the blood, lymph, etc. of vertebrates
Also corpuscule
Related Forms:
- corpuscular adjective
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