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corpuscle (s) (noun), corpuscles (pl)
1. A small independent body; especially, a cell in blood or lymph.
2. A discrete particle, especially a photon.
3. A tiny piece of anything.
4. Etymology: from Latin corpusculum, "small body".
This entry is located in the following units: -cle + (page 1) corp-, corpor-, corpus- (page 2)
(Greek: "blood " plus Latin: "sphere, ball"; oxygen-carrying protein of the red corpuscles)