puscle
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puscull — puscle, puscull, pusel, ell(e obs. ff. pustule, pucelle … Useful english dictionary
pusel — puscle, puscull, pusel, ell(e obs. ff. pustule, pucelle … Useful english dictionary
blood cell — blood′ cell n. anat. any of the cellular elements of the blood, as red blood cells. Also called blood′ cor puscle • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
Malpighian corpuscle — Malpigh′ian cor′puscle n. 1) anat. zool. Also called Malpigh′ian bod y. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman s capsule. 2) anat. a lymph nodule of the spleen • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
Meissner's corpuscle — Meiss′ner s cor′puscle [[t]ˈmaɪs nərz[/t]] n. hic (lab cbl) tactile corpuscle • Etymology: after German anatomist G. Meissner (1829–1905), who described them … From formal English to slang
red blood cell — red′ blood′ cell n. phl any of the cells of the blood that in mammals are enucleate disks concave on both sides, contain hemoglobin, and carry oxygen to the cells and tissues and carbon dioxide back to the respiratory organs Also called… … From formal English to slang
tactile corpuscle — tac′tile cor′puscle n. hic (lab cbl)psl an oval sense organ made of flattened cells and encapsulated nerve endings, occurring in hairless skin, as the tips of the fingers, and functioning as a touch receptor • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
white blood cell — white′ blood′ cell n. anat. imu any of various nearly colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph, comprising the B cells, T cells, macrophages, monocytes, and granulocytes Also called leukocyte, white′… … From formal English to slang
white corpuscle — white′ cor′puscle n. anat. white blood cell • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
