n 1  :  a living cell : esp  :  one (as a red or white blood cell or a cell in cartilage or bone) not aggregated into continuous tissues  2  :  any of various small circumscribed multicellular bodies - usu. used with a qualifying term <Malpighian s>  cor*pus*cu*lar adj 
 
 
 
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