"corpuscle" in the noun sense
1. atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck
nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
2. blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpuscle
either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
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