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Pacinian corpuscle

DEFINITIONS OF: Pacinian corpuscle

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n 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

Type of:
nerve end, nerve ending
the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse
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