dictionary help| corpusculum tactus --> tactile corpuscle | medical dictionary |
One of numerous oval bodies found in the papillae of the skin, especially those of the fingers and toes; they consist of a connective tissue capsule in which the axon fibrils terminate around and between a pile of wedge-shaped epithelioid cells.
Synonyms: corpusculum tactus, Meissner's corpuscle, oval corpuscle, touch corpuscle.
(05 Mar 2000)
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