Corpuscle
Origin
From Latin corpusculum, diminutive of corpus ("body").
Full definition of corpuscle
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.