KRAUSE'S CORPUSCLE


Meaning of KRAUSE'S CORPUSCLE in English

/krow"siz/ , Anat.

any of numerous encapsulated nerve endings occurring in the skin and mucous membranes, functioning as sensory cold receptors.

[ after Wilhelm Krause (1833-1909), German anatomist, who described them in 1860 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .