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

corpuscle

noun
 
/ˈkɔːpʌsl/
 
/ˈkɔːrpʌsl/
(anatomy)
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  1. 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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