lamellar corpuscle

lamellar corpuscle
lamellated corpuscle an encapsulated nerve ending in which the connective tissue capsule takes the form of concentric layers of flattened cells; the term is sometimes used as a synonym of pacinian corpuscle, a type of lamellar corpuscle.

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