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English noun: corpuscle

1. corpuscle (substance) (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything


Synonymsatom, molecule, mote, particle, speck


Broader (hypernym)material, stuff


Narrower (hyponym)chylomicron, flyspeck, grain, grinding, identification particle

2. corpuscle (body) either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets


Synonymsblood cell, blood corpuscle


Broader (hypernym)somatic cell, vegetative cell


Narrower (hyponym)erythrocyte, leucocyte, leukocyte, packed cells, RBC, red blood cell, WBC, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle


Part meronymblood









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