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Pacinian Corpuscle

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Noun

1. pacinian corpuscle

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pacinian Corpuscle

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a type of encapsulated sensory nerve ending that is sensitive to touch and vibration, found as in the skin of the hands and feet

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pacinian Corpuscle

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n.
An encapsulated receptor found in deep layers of the skin that senses vibratory pressure and touch.

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