corpuscle

A noun referring to a minute body or cell in an organism, especially a red or white blood cell.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das ein kleines Körperchen oder eine Zelle im Organismus bezeichnet, insbesondere ein rotes oder weißes Blutkörperchen.

1. Blood cell C1 formal medical

   A minute body or cell in the blood, especially a red or white blood cell.

   • Red corpuscles carry oxygen throughout the body.
   • The doctor examined the patient's white corpuscle count.
   • Corpuscles are essential components of human blood.

   🇩🇪Blutkörperchen

   Synonyme: blood cellblood corpuscle

2. Small particle C2 formal scientific

   A minute or tiny particle of matter, often used in physics or chemistry.

   • The scientist studied the movement of corpuscles in the solution.
   • Light was once thought to consist of tiny corpuscles.
   • Corpuscles of dust floated in the sunbeam.

   🇩🇪Korpuskel

   Synonyme: atomgrainmoleculemoteparticlespeck

• corpuscles plural form
• corpuscles' possessive plural form
• corpuscle's possessive singular form