corpuscle

== English == === Etymology === From Latin corpusculum, diminutive of corpus (“body”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːˌpʌsəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹˌpʌsəl/ === Noun === corpuscle (plural corpuscles) A minute particle; an atom; a molecule. A protoplasmic animal cell; especially, such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are embedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== corpuscular corpuscularism corpuscularianism ==== Translations ====