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nounthe main part of an organ or other bodily structure
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- leeuwenhoek Dutch pioneer microscopist who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and who gave the first accurate descriptions of microbes and spermatozoa and blood corpuscles (1632-1723)
- relaxin hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy; relaxes the pelvic ligaments and prepares the uterus for labor
- corpuscular of or relating to corpuscles
- hematocrit a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood
- split-brain technique brain surgery on animals in which the corpus callosum (and sometimes the optic chiasm) is severed so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted
- left brain the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body
- blood count the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
- haematocrit a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood
- pineal body a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
- right brain the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body