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Corpuscle vs Poikilocyte - What's the difference?

corpuscle | poikilocyte |

As nouns the difference between corpuscle and poikilocyte

is that corpuscle is a particle; an atom; a molecule while poikilocyte is (physiology) an irregular form of corpuscle found in the blood in cases of profound anaemia, probably a degenerated red blood corpuscle.

corpuscle

English

(wikipedia corpuscle)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A particle; an atom; a molecule.
  • A protoplasmic animal cell; especially, such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are embedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles.

    • Related terms

    * corpuscular * corpuscularism * corpuscularianism

    poikilocyte

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physiology) An irregular form of corpuscle found in the blood in cases of profound anaemia, probably a degenerated red blood corpuscle.
    • (Webster 1913)