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Pacinian corpuscle

[ puh-sin-ee-uhn ]

noun

  1. (sometimes lowercase) a microscopic, onionlike body consisting of layers of connective tissue wrapped around a nerve ending, located in the deep layers of skin, tendons, etc., and functioning as a sensory receptor of pressure and vibration.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pacinian corpuscle1

1875–80; after Filippo Pacini (1812–83), Italian anatomist; -ian

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