Pa·cin·i·an corpuscle (p -s n  -n)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 | 1. |  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 |
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