CORPUSCLE

been impregnated, the corpus luteum grows and lasts for several months (érue c. luteum, or c. luteum of pregnancy); if impregnation has not taken place, the corpus luteum degenerates and shrinks (false c. luteum, or c. of Ἱ ). c. mammilla’re. See corpora albicantia.. muco’sum. Same ἃ5 rele mucosum. Ο. ni’grum, the menstrual corpus luteum after it has become blackened. σ. oliva’re, the olivary body. See body. ¢. oryzoi’deum, a rice body. See under body. c. pam pin i for’me, the parovarium. ¢. papilla’re, the papillary body. ¢. pine a’le, the pineal gland. c. p da’le, the pyramid oft the medulla. c. rest i for’‘me, the restiform body. See body. c. rhomboid a’le, the corpus dentatum of the cerebellum. c. spongio’sum, the ma of erectile ti ue in the lower part of the penis: it contains the urethra. c. spongio’sum ure’, the submucous layer of the female urethra. c. ster’ni, the gladiolus. c. stria’tum. See corpora striata. c. subthalam’icum. See sub thalamus. c. trapezoi’deum, a ma of transverse fibers extending through the central part of the pons and forming a part of the path of the cochlear nerve. c. triti‘coum, a nodule of cartilage on the posterior thyroid ligament: from it the triticoglo us muscle (when present) takes its origin. c. u’teri, the body of the uterus. c. ver'tebre, the centrum of a vertebra. c. vit‘reum, the vitreous body of the eye. 6. wolffia‘num, the wolffian body. Sce body. (kor’pus-l) [L. corpus’culum little body]. Any small ma , organ, or body. amniotic c’s corpora a my lace a. amylaceous c’s, amyloid c’s. See corpora a my lace a. axile c., axis c., the central part of a tactile corpuscle. Babes-Ernst c. See under body. Bennett’s small c’s. Same as Drysdale’s cs. Bizzo zero’s c’s, the blood-platelets. blood-c’s. Sce blood. bone-c., a bone-cell. Burckhardt’s c’s, peculiar yellowish bodies found in trachoma secretion. calcareous c., one of the dentinal cells of a tooth containing lime or calcium. cancroid c’s, the small nodules characteristic of epithelioma of the skin. cartilage c. See cartilage-cell, under cell. cement c’s, osteogenic corpuscles occurring in the lacune of tooth-cement. chorea c’s, peculiar round hyaline bodies, concentrically laminated and strongly refractile, found in the per i vascular sheaths of the ve els of the corpora striata and internal capsule in chorea.,chromophil c. See body, Ni l’s. _ chyle c's, white corpuscles found in chyle, and not differing from the white corpuscles of the blood. colloid c’s, corpora a my lace a. colostrum-c’s, large granular cells in the colostrum. concentric c’s. Same as Ha all's c's. corneal c’s, star-shaped corpuscles within the corneal spaces. Donné’s c’s, colostrum corpuscles. Drysdale’s c’s, transparent microscopic cells seen in the fluid of ovarian cysts. dust-c’s. See hAcmokonia. educated c., a body-cell, especially a leukocyte, derived from a mother-cell which has succe fully battled with the bacteria or toxins of a disease. By this experience of the mother-cell the daughter cell is, as it were, educated to withstand the attacks of such bacteria in future. Eichhorst’s c's, a peculiar variety of microcytes seen in the blood of patients with pernicious anemia. genital c’s, the end-buds and other forms of special nerve endings occurring in the external genital organs. ghost c. Same as phantom c. Gierke's c’s, the roundish bodies found in the nervous system; probably identical with Ha all’s corpuscles. Gluge’s c’s, granular corpuscles in diseased nervous matter. Golgi’s c’s, small, indle-shaped corpuscles found in tendons at the junction of the tendon with the muscular fibers. Called also tendon-spindles. Golgi- Magzzoni c’s, tactile corpuscles found in the subcutaneous ti ue of the finger-tips. resembling Pacinian corpuscles, but differing from the latter in the po e ion of fewer lamellae and a relatively larger cone, and in having the contained nerve-fibers more extensively branched. Grandary’sc’s. Same as Merkel's c's. Ha all's c’s, small, concentrically striated bodies in the thymus, being the remains of epithelial ti ue found in early stages of development of the gland. Hayem’s elementary c’s, the blood-plaques. Herbst’s c’s, peculiar sensory end-organs in the skin of the bill and in the mucous membrane of the tongue of the duck. Jaworski’s c’s, spiral mucous bodics seen in the secretion of the stomach in hyperchlorhydria. Krause’s c's, round end-bulbs or nerve-endings in the mucous membrane of the mouth, nose, eyes, and genitals. rhans’ stellate c’s, terminations of nerve-fibers seen in the rete mucosum of the epidermis. Leber’ ac Β. Same as Ha all's c's. Lost or fer’ 8 Ο᾽5, granular bodies from the blood in syphilis. lymph-c’s, the corpuscular elements of the lymph; not distinguishable from the white corpuscles of the blood. lymphoid c’s, ameboid protoplasmic ma es found in the ti ue and lymph-spaces: a form of leukocyte. malpigjan c’s. 1. Any lymphoid nodule of the spleen. 2. A tuft of blood-ve els surrounded by the expanded portion of the urinifcrous tubule of the idney. Maszzoni’s c’s, scnsory nerve-endings resembling Krause’s end-bulbs. Mei ner’s c’s, tactile corpuscles of the hand and fingers, situated in the tactile papille of the true skin. Merkel’s c’s, tactile corpuscles in the rete mucosum of the epidermis, composed of a capsule containing two or more flattened cells. Miescher’s c’s. Same as Rainey's c's. milk-c’s, delicate drops of fat suspended in the serum of the milk. molluscousc’s. See molluscous bodtes, under body. mucous c’s, bodies resembling leukocytes occurring in mucus. muuscle-c., a muscle nucleus, especially of striated muscle. nerve-c’s, the nucleated corpuscles lying between the | neurilemma and medullary sheath. Norris’ c’s, certain colorle , transparent, and invisible disks in the blood-serum. Nunn’ 8 gorged c’s, epithelial cells found in ovarian cysts which have undergone a high degree of fatty degeneration. Called also Bennett's large corpuscles. pacinian c’s, a set of small corpuscles in the subcutaneous cellular ti ue of the fingers and toes, surrounding the terminations of sensory nerves. Patters on’s c’s. Same as molluscous bodies. Sce body. phantom c., an erythrocyte from which the hemoglobin has been di olved. Called also shadow-c., blood-shadow, and a chroma cyte. Purkinje's c's, large branched nerve-cells composing the middle layer of the cortex of the cerebellum. pus-c., one of the cells of pus, chictly polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Rainey’s c's, Rainey’s tubes; encapsulated, ovoid, sporiferous bodies found in the muscles of various animals. red blood-c’s, the erythrocytes; biconcave circular disks of the blood, containing hemoglobin; in man they are about yg inch in diameter and;499 inch thick. There are normally about five millions in each cubic centimeter of blood. renal c’s. Same as malpighian c's. Ruffini’s c's, nerve- -endings in the skin having a branched form, and inclosed in connective ti ue instead of epithelium. salivary c’s, swollen spheric leukocytes found in the saliva. shadow-c. 96Ὲ phantom c. tactile c., a rounded or elliptic body contained in a tactile papilla of the corium: called also Wagner's c, tendon-c’s, flattened cells of connective ti ue occurring in rows between the primary bundles of the tendons. third c., a blood-plaque. thymus c. Same as Ha all’s c’s, touch-c. See tactile c. Toynbee’s c’s, corneal corpuscles. Traube's c's, phantom corpuscles; decolorized red blood-corpuscles. typhic c’s, epithelial cells of Peyer's patches which have undergone degeneration in typhoid fever. Valentin’s c’s, small amyloid bodies found in nerve ti ue. Vater’s c’s. Same as pacinian c's. 250 CORUSCATION Virchow's c’s. Same as corneal c's. von Itsch’s c’s, connective-ti ue spaces lined with flattened endothelial cells, and appearing like corpuscular bodies among the radial fibers of the membrana tympani. Wagner's c., a tactile corpuscle. washed c’s, the isolated red blood-corpuscles of an animal which have been washed in a o.8 per cent. saline solution and separated by centrifugal i zati on. white blood-c’s, colorle blood-c’s, flattened leukocytes of the blood: cach about 2755 inch in diameter. Wrisberg’ 8 c’s, the cunelto ‘orm cartilages. Zimmermann’sc. Same as phantom c. corpuscular (kor-pus’ku-lar). of the nature of corpuscles. corpusculum (kor-pus’ku-lum), pl. Latin for cor puscle.