corpuscle

English Thesaurus

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	:	leucocyte, leukocyte, wbc, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle,
definition	:	blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system (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)

2. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	material, stuff,
definition	:	the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	grain,
definition	:	a relatively small granular particle of a substance (noun.object)

hyponym	:	grinding,
definition	:	material resulting from the process of grinding (noun.object)

hyponym	:	chylomicron,
definition	:	a microscopic particle of triglycerides produced in the intestines during digestion; in the bloodstream they release their fatty acids into the blood (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	flyspeck,
definition	:	a tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	identification particle,
definition	:	a tiny particle of material that can be added to a product to indicate the source of manufacture (noun.substance)

3. either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets (noun.body)

derivation	:	corpuscular,
definition	:	of or relating to corpuscles (adj.pert)

4. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything (noun.substance)

derivation	:	atomise, atomize,
definition	:	break up into small particles (verb.change)

derivation	:	atomic,
definition	:	immeasurably small (adj.all)

derivation	:	molecular,
definition	:	relating to simple or elementary organization (adj.all)

5. either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets (noun.body)

derivation	:	corpuscular,
definition	:	of or relating to corpuscles (adj.pert)

6. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything (noun.substance)

derivation	:	atomise, atomize,
definition	:	break up into small particles (verb.change)

derivation	:	atomic,
definition	:	immeasurably small (adj.all)

derivation	:	molecular,
definition	:	relating to simple or elementary organization (adj.all)