Pacinian corpuscle

Pa·cin·i·an corpuscle

P0005000 (pə-sĭn′ē-ən)n. An encapsulated receptor found in deep layers of the skin that senses vibratory pressure and touch.

[After Filippo Pacini (1812-1883), Italian anatomist.]

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Noun

Pacinian corpuscle - a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitalscutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"nerve end, nerve ending - the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse

Pacinian corpuscle

[pə′chin·ē·ən ′kȯr·pə·səl] (neuroscience) An encapsulated lamellar sensory nerve ending that functions as a kinesthetic receptor.

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