English > blood corpuscle: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | Either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets. |
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| Synonyms | blood cell, corpuscle |
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| Part of | blood | The fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets |
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| Narrower | leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle, WBC | blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi |
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| packed cells | A preparation of blood cells separated from the liquid plasma |
| red blood cell, RBC, erythrocyte | A mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues |
| Broader | somatic cell, vegetative cell | Any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells |
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| Spanish | célula sanguínea, corpúsculo, glóbulo |
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| Catalan | cèl·lula sanguínia, corpuscle, glòbul |
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