corpuscle

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

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une petite cellule ou particule présente dans un organisme, en particulier un globule rouge ou blanc du sang, ou plus généralement toute particule élémentaire ou petite masse.

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.

   🇫🇷Cellule sanguine

   Synonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷Petite particule

   Synonymes: atomgrainmoleculemoteparticlespeck

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• corpuscle's possessive singular form