1. A specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals

Derived forms: Pacinian corpuscles

Type of: nerve end, nerve ending

Part of: cutis, skin, tegument

Encyclopedia: Pacinian corpuscle

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