|  corpuscle 
 
 1. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
 • Syn:
 atom, molecule, particle, mote, speck
 • Derivationally related forms:
 molecular (for: molecule), atomise (for: atom), atomic (for: atom)
 • Hypernyms:
 material, stuff
 • Hyponyms:
 grain, grinding, chylomicron, flyspeck, identification particle
 2. either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
 • Syn:
 blood cell, blood corpuscle
 • Derivationally related forms:
 corpuscular
 • Hypernyms:
 somatic cell, vegetative cell
 • Hyponyms:
 leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle,
 white corpuscle, WBC, packed cells, red blood cell, RBC, erythrocyte
 • Part Holonyms:
 blood
 
 
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