tactile meniscus

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meniscus /me·nis·cus/ (mĕ-nis´kus) pl. menis´ci [L.] something of crescent shape, as the concave or convex surface of a column of liquid in a pipet or buret, or a crescent-shaped cartilage in the knee joint.menis´cal

tactile meniscus one of the small, cup-shaped nerve endings found in the deep epidermis, in hair follicles, and in the hard palate; they function as touch receptors.

tactile meniscus

See tactile disk.

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