Paciniancorpuscle

Paciniancorpuscle
Pa·cin·i·an corpuscle (pə-sĭnʹē-ən) n.
An encapsulated receptor found in deep layers of the skin that senses vibratory pressure and touch.
  [After FilippoPacini (1812-1883), Italian anatomist.]

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Universalium. 2010.

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