corpuscle
noun
cor·pus·cle
ˈkȯr-(ˌ)pə-səl 
1
: a minute particle
2
a
: a living cell
especially
: one (such as a red or white blood cell or a cell in cartilage or bone) not aggregated into continuous tissues
b
: any of various small circumscribed multicellular bodies
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In the 1990s Dr Semenza was studying erythropoiesis, the process that generates red blood corpuscles.
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The Economist, 12 Oct. 2019
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corpuscle
noun
cor·pus·cle
ˈkȯr-(ˌ)pəs-əl
1
: a very small particle
2
: one of the very small cells (as a red blood cell) that float freely in the blood
Medical Definition
corpuscle
noun
cor·pus·cle
ˈkȯr-(ˌ)pəs-əl
1
: a living cell
especially
: one (as a red or white blood cell or a cell in cartilage or bone) not aggregated into continuous tissues
2
: any of various small circumscribed multicellular bodies
—usually used with a qualifying term
Malpighian corpuscles
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