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tactile corpuscle

tac·tile cor·pus·cle
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tak-til, -tahyl kawr-puh-suh l, -puhs-uh l]
    • /ˈtæk tɪl, -taɪl ˈkɔr pə səl, -pʌs əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tak-til, -tahyl kawr-puh-suh l, -puhs-uh l]
    • /ˈtæk tɪl, -taɪl ˈkɔr pə səl, -pʌs əl/

Definitions of tactile corpuscle words

  • noun tactile corpuscle an oval sense organ made of flattened cells and encapsulated nerve endings, occurring in hairless skin, as the tips of the fingers and toes, and functioning as a touch receptor. 1
  • noun tactile corpuscle any of various small, epidermal structures with nerve endings sensitive to touch or pressure 0
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Origin of tactile corpuscle

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Tactile corpuscle

noun
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tactile corpuscle popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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