Deficiency of red corpuscles is caused by a lack of iron.
corpuscle in British English
(ˈkɔːpʌsəl)
noun
1.
any cell or similar minute body that is suspended in a fluid, esp any of the red blood corpuscles (erythrocytes) or white blood corpuscles (see leucocytes)
See also erythrocyte, leucocyte
2. anatomy
the encapsulated ending of a sensory nerve
3. physics
a discrete particle such as an electron, photon, ion, or atom
4. Also called: corpuscule (kɔːˈpʌskjuːl)
any minute particle
Derived forms
corpuscular (kɔːˈpʌskjʊlə)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from Latin corpusculum a little body, from corpus body
corpuscle in American English
(ˈkɔrˌpʌsəl; ˈkɔrpəsəl)
noun
1.
a very small particle
2. Anatomy
a protoplasmic particle or cell with a special function; esp., any of the erythrocytes (red corpuscles) or leukocytes (white corpuscles) that float in the blood, lymph, etc. of vertebrates