Definitions for "Pacinian corpuscle"
oval pressure receptor located in subcutaneous tissue and consisting of concentric layers of connective tissue wrapped around an afferent nerve fiber; also called a lamellated corpuscle
A sensory neuron surrounded by sheaths of connective tissue. Found in the deep layers of the skin, where it senses touch and vibration.
a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals