Term Name: | Pacinian corpuscle |
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Synonyms: | corpusculum lamellosum, golgi mazzoni corpuscle, golgi-mazzoni, golgi-mazzoni corpuscles, lamellar corpuscle, lamellated corpuscle, pacinian body, Pacinian corpuscle, pacinian corpuscle end-organs, pacinian corpuscles, vater-pacini corpuscle, vater-pacini corpuscles |
Definition: | Any of the rapidly adapting mechanoreceptors found in subcutaneous tissue beneath both hairy and glabrous skin, and which normally contain an afferent nerve fiber surrounded by a capsule with multiple concentric layers. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0003719] |