corpuscle

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The corpuscles of most mammals are smaller than those of man, but the size of a corpuscle is affected by various circumstances, such as drying or moisture, so that the medical witness is rarely justified in going farther than stating whether the stain is that of the blood of a mammal or not.

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  1. noun An unattached body cell, such as a blood or lymph cell.
  2. noun A rounded globular mass of cells, such as the pressure receptor on certain nerve endings.
  3. noun A discrete particle, such as a photon or an electron.
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  • He let go and I opened the door to a large room that made me feel like a corpuscle: red carpet, red velvet chairs, red walls, and wall sconces draped with red scarves. —  EQMM,March-April2008
  • A very hungry white corpuscle, coursing ravenously, noticed the venerable old gentleman and paused. —  The Poor Mouth
  • Said the wise old corpuscle: "I say that not only is this Man alive, but that he, and millions like him, inhabit a world as vast to him as he is to us." —  The Poor Mouth
  • The financier-corpuscle, coursing around again, was so agitated that he nearly dropped a germ. —  The Poor Mouth
  • But he succeeded, for he had the persistent corpuscle, and he had charm of manner--two things which will make any man a winner in the game of life He gave away during his lifetime eight million dollars. —  Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen
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  1. Latin corpusculum, diminutive of corpus, body; see kwrep- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French corpuscule = Spanish corpúsculo = Portuguese Italian corpusculo, from Latin corpusculum, diminutive of corpus, a body: see corpus.
 

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