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单词 tactile corpuscle
释义

tactile corpuscle


noun

an oval sense organ made of flattened cells and encapsulated nerve endings, occurring in hairless skin, as the tips of the fingers and toes, and functioning as a touch receptor.
Also called Meissner's corpuscle.

Origin of tactile corpuscle

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby tactile corpuscle

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Medical definitions for tactile corpuscle

tactile corpuscle

n.

Any of numerous minute oval end organs of touch in sensitive skin, as in the palms, fingertips, and soles of the feet.Meissner's corpuscle
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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