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Pacinian corpuscle

Pa·cin·i·an corpuscle [ pə-ˈsi-nē-ən-]

Pacinian corpuscle

noun

[pə-ˈsi-nē-ən-]

Definition of Pacinian corpuscle

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

First Known Use of Pacinian corpuscle

circa 1860, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Pacinian corpuscle

Filippo Pacini †1883 Italian anatomist

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