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单词 ruffini's corpuscle
释义

Ruffini's corpuscle

[ roo-fee-neez ]
/ ruˈfi niz /

noun Anatomy.

an end organ of certain sensory neurons that branches out parallel to the skin and responds to steady pressure.

Origin of Ruffini's corpuscle

after Italian anatomist Angelo Ruffini (1874–1929), who described them in 1898

Words nearby Ruffini's corpuscle

ruffe, ruffed, ruffed grouse, ruffian, ruffianism, Ruffini's corpuscle, ruffle, ruffled, ruffler, ruffle someone's feathers, Rufisque
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Medical definitions for Ruffini's corpuscle

Ruffini's corpuscle
[ rə-fēnēz, rōō- ]

n.

Any of numerous sensory end organs in the subcutaneous connective tissues of the fingers, consisting of an ovoid capsule within which the sensory fiber ends with numerous collateral knobs.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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