Meissner's corpuscle

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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Meiss·ner's corpuscle (msnrz)

n.

See tactile corpuscle.

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Meissner's corpuscle

[mīs′nərz]

Etymology: Georg Meissner, German anatomist, 1829-1905; L, corpusculum, little body

any one of a number of small, special pressure-sensitive sensory end organs with a connective tissue capsule and tiny stacked plates in the dermis of the hand and foot, the front of the forearm, the skin of the lips, the mucous membrane of the tongue, the palpebral conjunctiva, and the skin of the mammary papilla. A single nerve fiber penetrates each oval capsule, spirals through the interior, and ends as a globular mass. Also called tactile corpuscle. Compare Golgi-Mazzoni corpuscles, Krause's corpuscles.

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corpuscle(s) (kor´pusl),

n a small body, mass, or organ.

corpuscle, blood,

n a formed element in the blood. See also erythrocyte, leukocyte, lymphocyte, monocyte.

corpuscle, Golgi's,

n.pr a small, spindle-shaped proprioceptive endorgan located in tendons and activated by stretch.

corpuscle, Krause's,

n.pr the bulboid encapsulated nerve endings located in mucous membranes and activated by cold.

corpuscle, Meissner's,

n.pr the medium encapsulated nerve endings found in the skin and activated by light touch.

corpuscle, Merkel's,

n.pr the specialized sensory nerve endings located in the submucosa of the oral cavity and activated by light touch.

corpuscle, Pacini's,

n.pr the large sensory nerve endings, scattered widely in subcutaneous tissues, joints, and tendons and activated by deep pressure.

corpuscle, Ruffini's,

n.pr the specialized sensory nerve organs in the skin and mucous membranes for perceiving heat. Temperature variations of less than 5°C are not readily received by these end organs.