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Definition of Meissner's corpuscle in English: Meissner's corpusclenounˈmʌɪsnəz Anatomy A sensory nerve ending that is sensitive to mechanical stimuli, found in the dermis in various parts of the body. Example sentencesExamples - It's because of the Meissner's corpuscles that these areas of your body are particularly sensitive.
- When the slogan ‘reach out and touch someone’ permeated the airwaves perhaps they knew of the workings of the Meissner's corpuscles in our fingers.
- There is no known method of restoring Meissner's corpuscles or other specialized sensory nerve cells.
- In primates, Pacinian corpuscles and Meissner's corpuscles within the skin confer vibrational sensitivity.
- Our study of 10 tissue specimens from the right index finger pulp of 10 males, showed that both the size and the number of Meissner's corpuscles decrease with age.
Origin Late 19th century: named after Georg Meissner (1829–1905), German anatomist. Definition of Meissner's corpuscle in US English: Meissner's corpusclenoun Anatomy A sensory nerve ending that is sensitive to mechanical stimuli, found in the dermis in various parts of the body. Example sentencesExamples - There is no known method of restoring Meissner's corpuscles or other specialized sensory nerve cells.
- In primates, Pacinian corpuscles and Meissner's corpuscles within the skin confer vibrational sensitivity.
- Our study of 10 tissue specimens from the right index finger pulp of 10 males, showed that both the size and the number of Meissner's corpuscles decrease with age.
- When the slogan ‘reach out and touch someone’ permeated the airwaves perhaps they knew of the workings of the Meissner's corpuscles in our fingers.
- It's because of the Meissner's corpuscles that these areas of your body are particularly sensitive.
Origin Late 19th century: named after Georg Meissner (1829–1905), German anatomist. |