bone corpuscle
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bone corpuscle — noun see bone cell 1 … Useful english dictionary
bone cell — noun a cell that is part of a bone • Hypernyms: ↑somatic cell, ↑vegetative cell • Hyponyms: ↑megakaryocyte, ↑osteoclast, ↑osteocyte • Part Holonyms: ↑bone, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bone cell — a nucleated cell occupying a lacuna of bone; called also osseous c. and bone corpuscle … Medical dictionary
Corpuscle — Cor pus*cle ( p[u^]s*s l), n. [L. corpusculum, dim. of corpus.] 1. A minute particle; an atom; a molecule. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) A protoplasmic animal cell; esp., such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corpuscle — 1. A small mass or body. 2. A blood cell. SYN: corpusculum. [L. corpusculum, dim. of corpus, body] amnionic c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. amylaceous c., amyloid c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. articular corpuscles … Medical dictionary
corpuscle — noun Etymology: Latin corpusculum, diminutive of corpus Date: 1660 1. a minute particle 2. a. a living cell; especially one (as a red or white blood cell or a cell in cartilage or bone) not aggregated into continuous tissues b … New Collegiate Dictionary
white blood corpuscle — noun blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body s defense system • Syn: ↑leukocyte, ↑leucocyte, ↑white blood cell, ↑white cell, ↑white corpuscle, ↑WBC • Hypernyms: ↑blood cell … Useful english dictionary
red corpuscle — noun see red cell * * * a red blood cell. [1840 50] * * * red corpuscle noun An erythrocyte, a blood cell which carries oxygen in combination with the pigment haemoglobin, and removes carbon dioxide • • • Main Entry: ↑red * * * red corpuscle, one … Useful english dictionary
White corpuscle — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rainey's corpuscle — Rain·ey s corpuscle rā nēz n the crescent shaped spore of a sporozoan of the order Sarcosporidia Rainey George (1801 1884) British anatomist. A lecturer on anatomy by profession, Rainey also was the author of a book on the formation of shell and… … Medical dictionary
