- merkel-ranvier corpuscle
- \\ˈmer]kəl|räⁿ|vyā-, ˈmər]\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized M&REtymology: after Friedrich S. Merkel died 1919 German anatomist & Louis A. Ranvier died 1922 French histologist
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
merkel-ranvier corpuscle
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