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Vater-Pacini corpuscle — Va·ter Pa·ci·ni corpuscle (fahґter pah cheґne) [A. Vater; Filippo Pacini, Italian anatomist, 1812–1883] pacinian corpuscle; see under corpuscle … Medical dictionary
Vater-Pacini corpuscle — pacinian c … Medical dictionary
corpuscle of vater — ˈfätər Usage: usually capitalized V Etymology: translation of German vatersches körperchen, after Abraham Vater died 1751 German anatomist : pacinian corpuscle … Useful english dictionary
corpuscle — 1. A small mass or body. 2. A blood cell. SYN: corpusculum. [L. corpusculum, dim. of corpus, body] amnionic c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. amylaceous c., amyloid c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. articular corpuscles … Medical dictionary
Vater — Abraham, German anatomist and botanist, 1684–1751. See ampulla of V., V. corpuscles, under corpuscle, V. fold, V. Pacini corpuscles, under corpuscle. * * * vertebral defects, imperforate anus, tracheoesophageal fistula, and radial and renal… … Medical dictionary
Abraham Vater — Infobox Scientist name = Abraham Vater image width = caption = birth date = December 9, 1684 birth place = Wittenberg, Germany death date = November 18, 1751 death place = residence = citizenship = nationality = German ethnicity = field = Anatomy … Wikipedia
Pacini corpuscle — pacinian corpuscle a type of large, ovoid, rapidly adapting, encapsulated nerve ending sensitive to pressure, touch, and vibration. The most complicated of the nerve endings, its core contains the nonmyelinated nerve terminal and its Schwann… … Medical dictionary
Erogenous zone — An erogenous zone is an area of the human body that has heightened sensitivity and stimulation of which normally results in sexual response. There is individual variation in sensitive areas, Fact|date=January 2008, but the majority of men and… … Wikipedia
List of human anatomical parts named after people — This is a list of human anatomical parts named after people. :For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see eponym.:For a list of eponyms sorted by name see List of eponyms.Alphabetical listFor clarity, entries are listed by the name … Wikipedia
papilla — Any small, nipplelike process. SYN: teat (3). [L. a nipple, dim. of papula, a pimple] acoustic p. SYN: spiral organ. basilar p. the auditory sense organ of birds, amphibians, and reptiles; homologous to the … Medical dictionary
