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Noun Concept
Categories: Sensory receptors
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Pacinian corpuscle  Lamellar corpuscle  Golgi-Mazzoni corpuscles  Golgi-Mazzoni  Lamellar corpuscles
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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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The Pacinian corpuscle, lamellar corpuscle or Vater-Pacini corpuscle is one of the four major types of mechanoreceptors found in mammalian skin. Wikipedia
Mechanoreceptor responsible for sensitivity to deep pressure touch and high frequency vibration Wikipedia Disambiguation
Type of mechanoreceptor cell in hairless mammals Wikidata
IS A
nerve ending
cutaneous mechanoreceptor
PART OF
skin
NAMED AFTER
Filippo Pacini
Abraham Vater
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Pacinian corpuscle
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Pacinian corpuscle
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Lamellar corpuscle
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Golgi-Mazzoni, Golgi-mazzoni corpuscles, Golgi-Mazzoni corpuscles, lamellar corpuscle, Lamellar corpuscles, lamellated corpuscle, Pacinian, Pacinian body, Pacinian corpuscle end-organs, Pacinian corpuscles, Vater-Pacini corpuscle, Vater-Pacini corpuscles
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Pacinian corpuscle

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