PACINIAN CORPUSCLE


Meaning of PACINIAN CORPUSCLE in English

Pronunciation: p ə - ' si-n ē - ə n-

Function: noun

Etymology: Filippo Pacini † 1883 Italian anatomist

Date: circa 1860

: a pressure-sensitive mechanoreceptor that is an oval capsule terminating some sensory nerve fibers especially in the skin

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