Hassall's corpuscles

corpuscle /cor·pus·cle/ (kor´pus'l) any small mass or body.corpus´cular

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blood corpuscle  see under cell.

corneal corpuscles  star-shaped corpuscles within the corneal spaces.

genital corpuscle  a type of small encapsulated nerve ending in the mucous membranes of the genital region and the skin around the nipples.

Golgi's corpuscle  Golgi tendon organ.

Hassall's corpuscles  spherical or ovoid bodies found in the medulla of the thymus, composed of concentric arrays of epithelial cells which contain keratohyalin and bundles of cytoplasmic filaments.

lamellar corpuscle , lamellated corpuscle a type of large encapsulated nerve ending found throughout the body, concerned with perception of sensations.

malpighian corpuscles  renal c's.

Meissner's corpuscle  tactile c.

Pacini's corpuscle , pacinian corpuscle lamellated c.

paciniform corpuscles  a type of rapidly adapting lamellated corpuscles responding to muscle stretch and light pressure.

red corpuscle  erythrocyte.

renal corpuscles  bodies forming the beginning of nephrons, each consisting of the glomerulus and glomerular capsule.

tactile corpuscle  a type of medium-sized encapsulated nerve ending in the skin, chiefly in the palms and soles.

thymus corpuscles  Hassall's c's.

white corpuscle  leukocyte.

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Hassall's corpuscles

bodies of epithelial cells found in the medulla of the thymus.