Meissner Corpuscle
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Meissner Corpuscle Definition
One of numerous oval bodies found in the papillae of the skin, especially those of the fingers and toes; they consist of a connective tissue capsule in which the axon fibrils terminate around and between a pile of wedge-shaped epithelioid cells. SYN corpusculum tactus, oval corpuscle, touch corpuscle.
Meissner Corpuscle Synonyms
Meissner Corpuscle, Corpusculum Tactus, Meissner's Corpuscle, Oval Corpuscle, Tactile Corpuscle, Touch Corpuscle
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