NOUN | body | free nerve ending | microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor |
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Meaning | Microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor. | |
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Part of | skin, tegument, cutis | A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch |
Broader | nerve ending, nerve end | The terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse |
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