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corpuscle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blood cell, blood corpuscle |
| Type of | vegetative cell, somatic cell |
| Has types | white corpuscle, erythrocyte, leukocyte, packed cells, rbc, red blood cell, wbc, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, leucocyte |
| Derivation | corpuscular |
Examples of corpuscle
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If he has a single corpuscle of jealousy about her on-ice achievements, it doesn't show.
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Robert Boyle was an atomist, but favoured the word corpuscle over atoms.
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Observation of Meissner's corpuscle on fused phimosis.
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Density and structural variations of Meissner's corpuscle at different sites in human glabrous skin.
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Sam Waterston is Benedick to the last corpuscle.
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The pacinian corpuscle is one such structure.
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When pressure is applied and the corpuscle is deformed, mechanical stimulus is transferred to the axon, which fires.
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They keep an eye on every corpuscle.
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Examples in humans include the olfactory receptor neuron and Meissner's corpuscle, which are critical for the sense of smell and touch, respectively.
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- Atom: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- Blood cell: either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
- A minute particle; an atom; a molecule; A protoplasmic animal cell; esp., such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are imbedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles
- Corpus student. Medics may recognise an alternative meaning.
- Next military step up from private. "After he was in da Marines for ten years, Young Jeremiah McCoy got promited to corpuscle."
- Latin = a little body.
- Corpuscule / globule
- Any cell of the body, red or white blood cell.
