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Ruffini's corpuscle — Ruf·fi·ni s corpuscle ru̇ fē nēz or Ruf·fi·ni corpuscle nē n any of numerous oval sensory end organs occurring in the subcutaneous tissue of the fingers called also Ruffini s brush, Ruffini s end organ Ruf·fi·ni rüf fē nē Angelo (1864 1929)… … Medical dictionary
Ruffini's corpuscle — /rooh fee neez/, Anat. an end organ of certain sensory neurons that branches out parallel to the skin and responds to steady pressure. [after Italian anatomist Angelo Ruffini (1874 1929), who described them in 1898] … Useful english dictionary
Ruffini's corpuscle — noun The synaptic ending of the sensory nervous system which are encapsulated and respond to stretch and torque. These responses are propagated back to dorsal root ganglia in the form of an action potential … Wiktionary
Ruffini ending — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 233 GrayPage = 1061 Caption = Nerve ending of Ruffini. Caption2 = System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = c 56 DorlandsSuf = 12261238 The Ruffini ending or Ruffini corpuscle is a class… … Wikipedia
Ruffini ending — a type of lamellated corpuscle in the dermis that is a slowly adapting receptor for sensations of continuous pressure. Called also Ruffini corpuscle … Medical dictionary
Ruffini ending (brush corpuscle cylinder end-organ) — Ruf·fi·ni ending (brush, corpuscle, cylinder, end organ) (roo feґne) [Angelo Ruffini, Italian anatomist, 1864–1929] see under ending … Medical dictionary
corpuscle — 1. A small mass or body. 2. A blood cell. SYN: corpusculum. [L. corpusculum, dim. of corpus, body] amnionic c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. amylaceous c., amyloid c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. articular corpuscles … Medical dictionary
Ruffini — Angelo, Italian histologist, 1864–1929. See R. corpuscles, under corpuscle, flower spray organ of R … Medical dictionary
Bulbous corpuscle — Ruffini ending Nerve ending of Ruffini. Latin corpusculum sensorium fusiforme Gray s … Wikipedia
Ruffini corpuscle — see under ending … Medical dictionary
