corpuscle
/ˈkɔːpʌsəl/noun
1- Biology a minute body or cell in an organism, especially a red or white cell in the blood of vertebrates【生】细胞; 血球; 小体。
1.1
- historical a minute particle regarded as the basic constituent of matter or light〈史〉（物质或光的）微粒。
派生词
corpuscular
/kɔːˈpʌskjʊlə/ adjective词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin corpusculum 'small body', diminutive of corpus.