CORPUSCULAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does corpuscular mean? 

• CORPUSCULAR (adjective)
  The adjective CORPUSCULAR has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to corpuscles

  Familiarity information: CORPUSCULAR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORPUSCULAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to corpuscles

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

corpuscle (either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets)

Derivation:

corpuscle (either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets)

 Context examples 

Anemia characterized by larger than normal erythrocytes, increased mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and increased mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH).

(Macrocytic Anemia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Anemia characterized by a decrease in the ratio of the weight of hemoglobin to the volume of the erythrocyte, i.e., the mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration is less than normal.

(Hypochromic Anemia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A value derived from mean corpuscular volume and the standard deviation of the red blood cell volume in a whole blood specimen.

(Erythrocyte Distribution Width Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)