corpuscle

Meanings

Plural: corpuscles

Noun

(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.
A protoplasmic animal cell; especially, such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are embedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin corpusculum, diminutive of corpus (“body”).

Synonyms

atom, blood cell, blood corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle, speck

Scrabble Score: 15

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Words With Friends Score: 20

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