cor·pus·cle

(kôr′pə-səl, -pŭs′əl)

a. An unattached body cell, such as a blood or lymph cell.

b. A rounded globular mass of cells, such as the pressure receptor on certain nerve endings.

2. A discrete particle, such as a photon or an electron.

3. A minute globular particle.

[Latin corpusculum, diminutive of corpus, body; see k^wrep- in Indo-European roots.]

cor·pus′cu·lar (kôr-pŭs′kyə-lər) adj.

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Adj.

corpuscular - of or relating to corpuscles

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corpuscular

adj → Korpuskular- (spec)

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cor·pus·cu·lar

a. corpuscular, diminuto-a, entrocito.

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