inflammatory corpuscle

ex·u·da·tion cor·pus·cle

a cell present in an exudate that assists in the organization of new tissue. Synonym(s): exudation cell, inflammatory corpuscle, plastic corpuscle

inflammatory corpuscle

A cell in acute inflammatory exudates which orchestrates the resolution of the insult, possibly histiocytes, lymphocytes, etc. This antiquated, nonspecific term is not used in the working medical parlance.