单词 | Pacinian corpuscle |
释义 | Pacinian corpuscle /peuh sin"ee euhn/, n. (sometimes l.c.) a microscopic, onionlike body consisting of layers of connective tissue wrapped around a nerve ending, located in the deep layers of skin, tendons, etc., and functioning as a sensory receptor of pressure and vibration. [1875-80; after Filippo Pacini (1812-83), Italian anatomist; see -IAN] |
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