blood corpuscle
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1. either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets (noun.body)
hypernym | : | somatic cell, vegetative cell, |
definition | : | any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | packed cells, |
definition | : | a preparation of blood cells separated from the liquid plasma (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | erythrocyte, rbc, red blood cell, |
definition | : | a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus (noun.body) |
part meronym | : | blood, |
definition | : | the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets (noun.body) |
derivation | : | corpuscular, |
definition | : | of or relating to corpuscles (adj.pert) |
derivation | : | corpuscular, |
definition | : | of or relating to corpuscles (adj.pert) |
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