Corpuscle

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1. Noun

A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.

2. Noun

A protoplasmic animal cell; esp., such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are imbedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles. See Blood.

3. Noun

either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
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