dictionary help| corpuscula bulboidea --> Krause's end bulbs | medical dictionary |
Nerve terminals in skin, mouth, conjunctiva, and other parts, consisting of a laminated capsule of connective tissue enclosing the terminal, branched, convoluted ending of an afferent nerve fibre; generally believed to be sensitive to cold.
Synonyms: corpuscula bulboidea, bulboid corpuscles.
(05 Mar 2000)
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