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(kor′pŭs, kor′pŏ-ră) pl. corpora [L. corpus, stem corpor-, body] 1. A mass or body. 2. The principal part of an organ.
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c. albicans A mass of fibrous tissue that replaces the regressing corpus luteum following rupture of the graafian follicle. It forms a white scar that gradually decreases and eventually disappears.
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c. amylaceum A mass with an irregular laminated structure like a starch grain, found in the prostate, meninges, lungs, and other organs in various diseases. SYN: colloid corpuscle.
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c. callosum The large commissure that interconnects the right and left cerebral hemispheres in the brain. SYN: callosum.
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c. cavernosum Any erectile tissue, esp. the erectile bodies of the penis, clitoris, male or female urethra, bulb of the vestibule, or nasal conchae.
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c. cavernosum penis One of the two columns of erectile tissue on the dorsum of the penis.
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c. ciliare The ciliary body. SEE: ciliary body.
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c. dentatum The gray layer in the white matter of the cerebellum. SYN: c. rhomboidale.
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c. hemorrhagicum A blood clot formed in the cavity left by rupture of the graafian follicle.
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c. interpedunculare The gray matter between the peduncles in front of the pons varolii.
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c. luteum The small yellow endocrine structure that develops within a ruptured ovarian follicle and secretes progesterone and estrogen. SEE: fertilization for illus.
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c. mammillare The mammillary body. SEE: mammillary body.
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c. spongiosum Erectile tissue surrounding the male urethra inside the shaft of the penis. SEE: penis for illus.
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c. uteri The main body of the uterus, located above the cervix.
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(kor′pŭs-ĕl) [L. corpusculum, little body] 1. Any small rounded body. 2. An encapsulated sensory nerve ending. 3. A blood cell. corpuscular (kor-pŭs′kyŭ-lăr), adj.
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blood c. An erythrocyte or leukocyte.
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cancroid c. The characteristic nodule in cutaneous epithelioma.
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cartilage c. Chondrocyte.
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chromophil c. Nissl body.
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chyle c. A corpuscle seen in chyle.
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colloid c. Corpus amylaceum.
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colostrum c. A cell containing phagocytosed fat globules, present in milk secreted the first few days after parturition.
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corneal c. A type of connective tissue cell found in the fibrous tissue of the cornea.
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genital c. An encapsulated sensory nerve ending resembling a pacinian corpuscle that is found in the skin of the external genitalia and nipples.
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