| NOUN | body | Pacinian corpuscle | a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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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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