Ruffini end-organ
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Ruffini ending (brush corpuscle cylinder end-organ) — Ruf·fi·ni ending (brush, corpuscle, cylinder, end organ) (roo feґne) [Angelo Ruffini, Italian anatomist, 1864–1929] see under ending … Medical dictionary
Ruffini's corpuscle — Ruf·fi·ni s corpuscle ru̇ fē nēz or Ruf·fi·ni corpuscle nē n any of numerous oval sensory end organs occurring in the subcutaneous tissue of the fingers called also Ruffini s brush, Ruffini s end organ Ruf·fi·ni rüf fē nē Angelo (1864 1929)… … Medical dictionary
Ruffini's corpuscle — /rooh fee neez/, Anat. an end organ of certain sensory neurons that branches out parallel to the skin and responds to steady pressure. [after Italian anatomist Angelo Ruffini (1874 1929), who described them in 1898] * * * … Universalium
Ruffini's corpuscle — /rooh fee neez/, Anat. an end organ of certain sensory neurons that branches out parallel to the skin and responds to steady pressure. [after Italian anatomist Angelo Ruffini (1874 1929), who described them in 1898] … Useful english dictionary
organ — Any part of the body exercising a specific function, as of respiration, secretion, or digestion. SYN: organum [TA], organon. [L. organum, fr. G. organon, a tool, instrument] accessory organs 1. SYN … Medical dictionary
Golgi tendon organ — Organ of Golgi (neurotendinous spindle) from the human tendo calcaneus. Latin organum sensorium tendinis Gray s … Wikipedia
Mechanoreceptor — A mechanoreceptor is a sensory receptor that responds to mechanical pressure or distortion. There are four main types in the glabrous skin of humans: Pacinian corpuscles, Meissner s corpuscles, Merkel s discs, and Ruffini corpuscles. There are… … Wikipedia
Cutaneous receptor — A cutaneous receptor is a type of sensory receptor found in the dermis or epidermis. They are a part of the somatosensory system. Cutaneous receptors include e.g. cutaneous mechanoreceptors, nociceptors (pain) and thermoreceptors (temperature).… … Wikipedia
Nervous system — Nerve redirects here. For other uses, see Nerve (disambiguation). This article is about the nervous system. For parts of the nervous system commonly called nerves, see Peripheral nerve. Nervous system The Human N … Wikipedia
skin — skinlike, adj. /skin/, n., v., skinned, skinning, adj. n. 1. the external covering or integument of an animal body, esp. when soft and flexible. 2. such an integument stripped from the body of an animal, esp. a small animal; pelt: a beaver skin.… … Universalium
