corpuscle
pə noun
1.
Biology. an unattached cell, especially of a kind that floats freely, as a blood or lymph cell.
2.
Anatomy. a small mass or body forming a more or less distinct part, as the sensory receptors at nerve terminals.
3.
Physical Chemistry. a minute or elementary particle of matter, as an electron, proton, or atom.
4.
any minute particle.
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Corpuscle
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So is clone. Does it mean:
| a cell or organism that is genetically identical to the individual from which it was derived |
| the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species |
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| —n | |
| 1. | erythrocyte See also leucocyte 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) |
| 2. | anatomy the encapsulated ending of a sensory nerve |
| 3. | physics a discrete particle such as an electron, photon, ion, or atom |
| 4. | Also called: corpuscule any minute particle |
| [C17: from Latin corpusculum a little body, from corpus body] | |
| corpuscular | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
corpuscle
1660, from L. corpusculum, dim. of corpus "body" (see corporeal). Originally "any small particle;" first applied to blood cells 1845.
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corpuscle cor·pus·cle (kôr'pə-səl, -pŭs'əl)
n.
An unattached body cell, such as a blood or lymph cell.
A rounded, globular mass of cells, such as the pressure receptor on certain nerve endings.
cor·pus'cu·lar (kôr-pŭs'kyə-lər) adj.
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