Pacini corpuscle — Pa·ci·ni corpuscle (pah cheґne) [Filippo Pacini, Italian anatomist, 1812–1883] see under corpuscle … Medical dictionary
Vater-Pacini corpuscle — Va·ter Pa·ci·ni corpuscle (fahґter pah cheґne) [A. Vater; Filippo Pacini, Italian anatomist, 1812–1883] pacinian corpuscle; see under corpuscle … Medical dictionary
Pacini — may refer to:* Filippo Pacini, an Italian anatomist. * Roberto Pacini, an Italian director, author and theatre and film producer. * Alfredo Pacini, an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. * Giovanni Pacini, an Italian composer.* Pacinian … Wikipedia
Vater-Pacini corpuscle — pacinian c … Medical dictionary
corpuscle — 1. A small mass or body. 2. A blood cell. SYN: corpusculum. [L. corpusculum, dim. of corpus, body] amnionic c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. amylaceous c., amyloid c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. articular corpuscles … Medical dictionary
Pacini — Filippo, Italian anatomist, 1812–1883. See pacinian corpuscles, under corpuscle, Vater P. corpuscles, under corpuscle … Medical dictionary
pacini's corpuscle — noun see pacinian corpuscle … Useful english dictionary
Pacinian corpuscle — Pa·cin·i·an corpuscle pə .sin ē ən also Pa·ci·ni s corpuscle pə chē nēz n a pressure sensitive mechanoreceptor that is an oval capsule terminating some sensory nerve fibers esp. in the skin (as of the hands and feet) see CORPUSCLE OF HERBST… … Medical dictionary
Pacinian corpuscle — Infobox Anatomy Name = Pacinian corpuscle Latin = corpusculum lamellosum GraySubject = 233 GrayPage = 1060 Caption = Pacinian corpuscle, with its system of capsules and central cavity. a. Arterial twig, ending in capillaries, which form loops in… … Wikipedia
Pacinian corpuscle — or Pacinian body [pə sin′ē ən] n. [after Filippo Pacini (1812 83), It anatomist] a type of encapsulated sensory nerve ending that is sensitive to touch and vibration, found as in the skin of the hands and feet … English World dictionary
Pacinian corpuscle in dermis.
