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Corpuscle
01
a small cell, particularly a red or white blood cell, and sometimes encompassing platelets
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
plural form
corpuscles
Examples
The doctor examined the slide under the microscope to analyze the corpuscles in the blood sample.
02
a small particle or fragment of something
Examples
After the explosion, corpuscles of debris were scattered everywhere.
