Pacinian corpuscle

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Pa·cin·i·an corpuscle (p

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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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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 genitals

cutis, 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

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