pacinian corpuscle

Pa·cin·i·an cor·puscle

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noun pacinian corpuscle (sometimes lowercase) a microscopic, onionlike body consisting of layers of connective tissue wrapped around a nerve ending, located in the deep layers of skin, tendons, etc., and functioning as a sensory receptor of pressure and vibration. 1
noun pacinian corpuscle a type of encapsulated sensory nerve ending that is sensitive to touch and vibration, found as in the skin of the hands and feet 0

before 1875

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1875-80; after Filippo Pacini (1812-83), Italian anatomist; see -ian

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