Zimmermann's corpuscle

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• corpuscle — 1. A small mass or body. 2. A blood cell. SYN: corpusculum. [L. corpusculum, dim. of corpus, body] amnionic c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. amylaceous c., amyloid c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. articular corpuscles …   Medical dictionary

• Zimmermann — Karl W., German histologist, 1861–1935. See Z. corpuscle, Z. granule, Z. elementary particle, polkissen of Z.. Wilhelm, German physician, *1910. See Z. reaction, Z. test …   Medical dictionary

• Platelet — An irregular, disc shaped element in the blood that assists in blood clotting. During normal blood clotting, the platelets clump together (aggregate). Although platelets are often classed as blood cells, they are actually fragments of large bone… …   Medical dictionary