Pacinian corpuscle
Pa·cin·i·an corpuscle
noun \pə-ˈsi-nē-ən-\Definition of PACINIAN CORPUSCLE
: a pressure-sensitive mechanoreceptor that is an oval capsule terminating some sensory nerve fibers especially in the skin
Origin of PACINIAN CORPUSCLE
Filippo Pacini †1883 Italian anatomist
First Known Use: circa 1860
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