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English noun: Pacinian corpuscle

1. Pacinian corpuscle (body) 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


Broader (hypernym)nerve end, nerve ending


Part meronymcutis, skin, tegument









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