Ruffini's corpuscle
noun
Ruf·fi·ni's corpuscle
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Medical Definition of Ruffini's corpuscle
: any of numerous oval sensory end organs occurring in the subcutaneous tissue of the fingers
— called also Ruffini's brush, Ruffini's end organ