Krause's corpuscle


Krause's corpuscle

[′krau̇s·əz ‚kȯr·pə·səl] (neuroscience) One of the spheroid nerve-end organs resembling lamellar corpuscles, but having a more delicate capsule; found especially in the conjunctiva, the mucosa of the tongue, and the external genitalia; they are believed to be cold receptors. Also known as end bulb of Krause.