tactile meniscus


tac·tile me·nis·cus

a specialized tactile sensory nerve ending in the epidermis, characterized by a terminal cuplike expansion of an intraepidermal axon in contact with the base of a single Merkel cell. Synonym(s): meniscus tactus, Merkel corpuscle, Merkel tactile cell, Merkel tactile disc, tactile disc

tac·tile me·nis·cus

(tak'til mĕ-nis'kŭs) A specialized tactile sensory nerve ending in the epidermis, characterized by a terminal cuplike expansion of an intraepidermal axon in contact with the base of a single modified keratinocyte.
Synonym(s): Merkel corpuscle, Merkel tactile cell, Merkel tactile disc.

Merkel,

Friedrich Sigmund, German anatomist and physiologist, 1845-1919. Merkel cell tumor - a rare malignant cutaneous tumor. Synonym(s): primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin; trabecular carcinomaMerkel corpuscle - a specialized tactile sensory nerve ending in the epidermis. Synonym(s): Merkel tactile cell; Merkel tactile disk; tactile meniscusMerkel tactile cell - Synonym(s): Merkel corpuscleMerkel tactile disk - Synonym(s): Merkel corpuscle

tac·tile me·nis·cus

(tak'til mĕ-nis'kŭs) A specialized tactile sensory nerve ending in the epidermis.
Synonym(s): Merkel corpuscle, Merkel tactile cell, Merkel tactile disc.