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corpuscle

/kawr-puh-suhl, -puhs-uhl/US // ˈkɔr pə səl, -pʌs əl //UK // (ˈkɔːpʌsəl) //

军团,军体,细胞器,细胞

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Biology. an unattached cell, especially of a kind that floats freely, as a blood or lymph cell.
    • : Anatomy. a small mass or body forming a more or less distinct part, as the sensory receptors at nerve terminals.
    • : Physical Chemistry. a minute or elementary particle of matter, as an electron, proton, or atom.
    • : any minute particle.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • This is an expression which indicates the amount of hemoglobin in each red corpuscle compared with the normal amount.

  • The degree of pallor furnishes a rough index to the amount of hemoglobin in the corpuscle.

  • A single platelet lying upon a red corpuscle may easily be mistaken for a malarial parasite (Plate VI).

  • The organism is an actively motile spiral thread, about four times the diameter of a red corpuscle in length.

  • Soon, dark-brown granules derived from the hemoglobin of the corpuscle make their appearance within it.