Pacinian corpuscle
noun
Pa·cin·i·an corpuscle
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Definition of Pacinian corpuscle
: a pressure-sensitive mechanoreceptor that is an oval capsule terminating some sensory nerve fibers especially in the skin
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Pacinian corpuscle
noun
Pa·cin·i·an corpuscle
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variants:
also Pacini's corpuscle \ pə-ˈchē-nēz-
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Medical Definition of Pacinian corpuscle
: a pressure-sensitive mechanoreceptor that is an oval capsule terminating some sensory nerve fibers especially in the skin (as of the hands and feet) — see corpuscle of herbst