corpuscle (redirected from Corpuscles)

corpuscle /cor·pus·cle/ (kor´pus'l) any small mass or body.corpus´cular

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blood corpuscle  see under cell.

corneal corpuscles  star-shaped corpuscles within the corneal spaces.

genital corpuscle  a type of small encapsulated nerve ending in the mucous membranes of the genital region and the skin around the nipples.

Golgi's corpuscle  Golgi tendon organ.

Hassall's corpuscles  spherical or ovoid bodies found in the medulla of the thymus, composed of concentric arrays of epithelial cells which contain keratohyalin and bundles of cytoplasmic filaments.

lamellar corpuscle , lamellated corpuscle a type of large encapsulated nerve ending found throughout the body, concerned with perception of sensations.

malpighian corpuscles  renal c's.

Meissner's corpuscle  tactile c.

Pacini's corpuscle , pacinian corpuscle lamellated c.

paciniform corpuscles  a type of rapidly adapting lamellated corpuscles responding to muscle stretch and light pressure.

red corpuscle  erythrocyte.

renal corpuscles  bodies forming the beginning of nephrons, each consisting of the glomerulus and glomerular capsule.

tactile corpuscle  a type of medium-sized encapsulated nerve ending in the skin, chiefly in the palms and soles.

thymus corpuscles  Hassall's c's.

white corpuscle  leukocyte.

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cor·pus·cle (kôrp-sl, -psl)

n.

1. An unattached body cell, such as a blood or lymph cell.

2. A rounded, globular mass of cells, such as the pressure receptor on certain nerve endings.

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cor·puscu·lar (kôr-psky-lr) adj.

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corpuscle

[kôr′pəsəl]

Etymology: L, corpusculum, little body

1 any cell of the body.

2 a red or white blood cell. Also called corpuscule. corpuscular, adj.

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corpuscle(s) (kor´pusl),

n a small body, mass, or organ.

corpuscle, blood,

n a formed element in the blood. See also erythrocyte, leukocyte, lymphocyte, monocyte.

corpuscle, Golgi's,

n.pr a small, spindle-shaped proprioceptive endorgan located in tendons and activated by stretch.

corpuscle, Krause's,

n.pr the bulboid encapsulated nerve endings located in mucous membranes and activated by cold.

corpuscle, Meissner's,

n.pr the medium encapsulated nerve endings found in the skin and activated by light touch.

corpuscle, Merkel's,

n.pr the specialized sensory nerve endings located in the submucosa of the oral cavity and activated by light touch.

corpuscle, Pacini's,

n.pr the large sensory nerve endings, scattered widely in subcutaneous tissues, joints, and tendons and activated by deep pressure.

corpuscle, Ruffini's,

n.pr the specialized sensory nerve organs in the skin and mucous membranes for perceiving heat. Temperature variations of less than 5°C are not readily received by these end organs.

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corpuscle

any small mass or body.

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blood c's

formed elements in the blood, i.e. erythrocytes and leukocytes.

bulbous corpuscle

temperature-sensitive nerve endorgan.

colostrum c's

large rounded bodies in colostrum, containing droplets of fat and sometimes a nucleus.

compound granular corpuscle

see gitter cells.

genital corpuscle

pressure receptor nerve-endings in the penis and clitoris.

Golgi-Mazzoni corpuscle

probably a pressure receptor; occur in hairless skin and associated mucosae, glans penis, foot pad of carnivores, hoof connective tissue.

corpuscle of Grandry

in the dermis of a duck's bill. See also corpuscle of Herbst (below).

corpuscle of Herbst

located in the dermis of the duck's bill these corpuscles are extremely sensitive to vibration.

lamellar corpuscle

pressure-sensitive nerve-endings. Called also Ruffini corpuscle.

malpighian corpuscle

see renal corpuscle (below).

Meissner corpuscle

touch-sensitive nerve receptors.

meniscoid corpuscle

touch-sensitive nerve endorgan.

pacinian c's

see pacinian corpuscle.

Purkinje's c's

large, branched nerve cells composing the middle layer of the cortex of the cerebellum.

red blood corpuscle

erythrocyte.

renal corpuscle

a tuft of capillaries enveloped by the dilated end of a renal tubule. Constitutes the beginning of the structural unit of the kidney (nephron). Called also malpighian corpuscle.

Ruffini corpuscle

see lamellar corpuscle (above).

tactile c's

medium-sized encapsulated nerve endings in the skin; called also tactile papillae.

white blood corpuscle

leukocyte.