red corpuscle

noun

1. a red blood cell.

red corpuscle

noun

1. another name for erythrocyte

Word History and Origins

Origin of red corpuscle¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

This is an expression which indicates the amount of hemoglobin in each red corpuscle compared with the normal amount.

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A single platelet lying upon a red corpuscle may easily be mistaken for a malarial parasite (Plate VI).

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The organism is an actively motile spiral thread, about four times the diameter of a red corpuscle in length.

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It makes its way into a red corpuscle, where it appears as a small, pale "hyaline" body.

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A plaque upon a red corpuscle is surrounded by a colorless zone rather than by a distinct blue body.

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Related Words

• red blood cell
• white blood cell