- tactile receptor
- tactile receptor n an end organ (as a Meissner's corpuscle or a Pacinian corpuscle) that responds to light touch
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a mechanoreceptor for the sense of touch; called also touch r.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
tactile receptor
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tactile receptor — noun : an end organ that responds to light touch … Useful english dictionary
tactile cell — n one of the oval nucleated cells (as in a Meissner s corpuscle) that are in close contact with the expanded ends of nerve fibers in the deeper layers of the epidermis and dermis of some parts of the body and prob. serve a tactile function * * *… … Medical dictionary
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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
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touch receptor — tactile r … Medical dictionary
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