Corpuscle
noun
A tiny particle or cell in the body, like a blood or skin cell.
Red and white blood corpuscles are carried in the blood stream.
Often appears as...
- red corpuscle
- white corpuscle
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Formal
Medical
noun
A minute particle regarded as the basic constituent of matter or light.
Light is composed of corpuscles.
Often appears as...
- light corpuscle
- corpuscle theory
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Formal
Physical Science
noun
A tiny particle or cell in the body, like a blood or skin cell.
Red and white blood corpuscles are carried in the blood stream.
Often appears as...
- red corpuscle
- white corpuscle
Usage tips
Formal
Medical
noun
A minute particle regarded as the basic constituent of matter or light.
Light is composed of corpuscles.
Often appears as...
- light corpuscle
- corpuscle theory
Usage tips
Formal
Physical Science
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Use
Primarily used in medical or biological context to describe small cells in the body.
During the transfusion, the patient received red corpuscles.
Pro Tip 2/3Body Components
Corpuscle refers to components of complex systems within the body like the circulatory system.
The scientist examined the skin corpuscles under the microscope.
Pro Tip 3/3Size Implication
The word implies something very small and is not used for larger cells or structures.
The virus attacked the human blood corpuscles, evading the immune system.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Use
Primarily used in medical or biological context to describe small cells in the body.
During the transfusion, the patient received red corpuscles.
Pro Tip 2/3Body Components
Corpuscle refers to components of complex systems within the body like the circulatory system.
The scientist examined the skin corpuscles under the microscope.
Pro Tip 3/3Size Implication
The word implies something very small and is not used for larger cells or structures.
The virus attacked the human blood corpuscles, evading the immune system.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Use
Primarily used in medical or biological context to describe small cells in the body.
During the transfusion, the patient received red corpuscles.
Pro Tip 2/3Body Components
Corpuscle refers to components of complex systems within the body like the circulatory system.
The scientist examined the skin corpuscles under the microscope.
Pro Tip 3/3Size Implication
The word implies something very small and is not used for larger cells or structures.
The virus attacked the human blood corpuscles, evading the immune system.
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Is light a particle or a...
of tiny, atom-like particles, which he called corpuscles. Using this assumption, he was able to explain some properties of light. For example, refraction, which is how a beam of light appears to bend as it passes from air into water. But, in science, even geniuses sometimes get things wrong.
Video examples
Is light a particle or a...
of tiny, atom-like particles, which he called corpuscles. Using this assumption, he was able to explain some properties of light. For example, refraction, which is how a beam of light appears to bend as it passes from air into water. But, in science, even geniuses sometimes get things wrong.
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
August Krogh
Danish Scientist
The most direct evidence of the wonderful plasticity and elasticity of red corpuscles is obtained when they are watched in a current, where they can be caught against a projecting edge and bent by the pressure of the current flowing past them.
Quote examples
August Krogh
Danish Scientist
The most direct evidence of the wonderful plasticity and elasticity of red corpuscles is obtained when they are watched in a current, where they can be caught against a projecting edge and bent by the pressure of the current flowing past them.
Example 1 of 1
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