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corpuscle 1. any cell or similar minute body that is suspended in a fluid, esp any of the red blood corpuscles (see erythrocyte) or white blood corpuscles (see leucocyte). 2. Anatomy the encapsulated ending of a sensory nerve 3. Physics a discrete particle such as an electron, photon, ion, or atom corpuscle [′kȯr·pəs·əl] (anatomy) A small, rounded body. (neuroscience) An encapsulated sensory-nerve end organ. (optics) A particle of light in the corpuscular theory, corresponding to the photon in the quantum theory. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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