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Tactile corpuscle — Meissner s corpuscle Sensory nerve endings for touch labeled at upper right.) Papilla of the hand, treated w … Wikipedia
tactile corpuscle — n one of the numerous minute bodies (as a Meissner s corpuscle) in the skin and some mucous membranes that usu. consist of a group of cells enclosed in a capsule, contain nerve terminations, and are held to be end organs of touch called also… … Medical dictionary
tactile corpuscle — noun : one of the numerous minute bodies in the skin and some mucous membranes that usually consist of a group of cells enclosed in a capsule, contain nerve terminations, and are held to be end organs of touch * * * an oval sense organ made of… … Useful english dictionary
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. Also called Meissner s corpuscle. [1870 75] * * * … Universalium
Meissner's corpuscle — Infobox Anatomy Name = Meissners corpuscle Latin = corpusculum tactus GraySubject = 233 GrayPage = 1061 Caption = Sensory nerve endings for touch labeled at upper right.) Caption2 = Papilla of the hand, treated with acetic acid. Magnified 350… … Wikipedia
Meissner's corpuscle — Meiss·ner s corpuscle mīs nərz n any of the small elliptical tactile end organs in hairless skin containing numerous transversely placed tactile cells and fine flattened nerve terminations called also corpuscle of Meissner Meissner Georg (1829… … Medical dictionary
Meissner's corpuscle — /muys neuhrz/ See tactile corpuscle. [after German anatomist Georg Meissner (1829 1905), who described them in 1853] * * * … Universalium
Meissner's corpuscle — Meiss′ner s cor′puscle [[t]ˈmaɪs nərz[/t]] n. hic (lab cbl) tactile corpuscle • Etymology: after German anatomist G. Meissner (1829–1905), who described them … From formal English to slang
Meissner corpuscle — a rapidly adapting encapsulated nerve ending found in the dermal ridges of glabrous skin, particularly of the digits, lips, nipples, and genitalia. It is specialized for tactile discrimination; called also tactile c. of Meissner … Medical dictionary
tactile receptor — n an end organ (as a Meissner s corpuscle or a Pacinian corpuscle) that responds to light touch * * * a mechanoreceptor for the sense of touch; called also touch r … Medical dictionary
