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Merkel's disk

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Merkel's disk (noun)
  2. Merkel cell (noun)

Merkel's disk

noun

Definition of MERKEL'S DISK

: the disklike expansion of the end of a nerve fiber together with a closely associated Merkel cell that has a presumed tactile function—called also Merkel's corpuscle

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