corpuscle
pronunciation
How to pronounce corpuscle in British English:
UK [ˈkɔ:pʌsl]
How to pronounce corpuscle in American English:
US [ˈkɔrpʌsl]
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- Noun:
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
Word Origin
- corpuscle (n.)
- 1650s, "any small particle," from Latin corpusculum "a puny body; an atom, particle," diminutive of corpus "body" (see corporeal); for ending see -cule. First applied to blood cells 1845. Related: Corpuscular.
Example
- 1. Objective to prepare the liquefier of kx-21automatic digital corpuscle count instrument .
- 2. This is a normal lymph corpuscle .
- 3. Each corpuscle singing in its capillary hates you .
- 4. Abstract : objective : to explore the effect of sleep deprivation on blood corpuscle and immunity .
- 5. It is an ideal method of selecting a reagent which reacts to blood corpuscle .