krause's corpuscle

krause's corpuscle
\\ˈkrau̇zəz-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized K
Etymology: after Wilhelm Krause died 1910 German anatomist
: any of various rounded sensory end organs occurring in mucous membranes (as of the conjunctiva or genitals)

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/krow"siz/, Anat.
any of numerous encapsulated nerve endings occurring in the skin and mucous membranes, functioning as sensory cold receptors.
[after Wilhelm Krause (1833-1909), German anatomist, who described them in 1860]

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