end corpuscle
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end bulb — noun 1. also end corpuscle : one of the bulbous bodies in which some of the sensory nerve fibers end in certain parts of the skin and mucous membranes 2. : bouton * * * Anat. any of various types of oval or rounded structures occurring at the… … Useful english dictionary
end bulb — n a bulbous termination of a sensory nerve fiber (as in the skin or in a mucous membrane) compare KRAUSE S CORPUSCLE * * * encapsulated nerve ending … Medical 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
Pacinian corpuscle — Infobox Anatomy Name = Pacinian corpuscle Latin = corpusculum lamellosum GraySubject = 233 GrayPage = 1060 Caption = Pacinian corpuscle, with its system of capsules and central cavity. a. Arterial twig, ending in capillaries, which form loops in… … Wikipedia
Krause's corpuscle — Krau·se s corpuscle krau̇ zəz n any of various rounded sensory end organs occurring in mucous membranes (as of the conjunctiva or genitals) called also corpuscle of Krause Krause Wilhelm Johann Friedrich (1833 1910) German anatomist. A professor… … Medical dictionary
Ruffini's corpuscle — Ruf·fi·ni s corpuscle ru̇ fē nēz or Ruf·fi·ni corpuscle nē n any of numerous oval sensory end organs occurring in the subcutaneous tissue of the fingers called also Ruffini s brush, Ruffini s end organ Ruf·fi·ni rüf fē nē Angelo (1864 1929)… … Medical dictionary
malpighian corpuscle — noun the capsule that contains Bowman s capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron • Syn: ↑malpighian body, ↑renal corpuscle • Hypernyms: ↑capsule • Part Holonyms: ↑nephron, ↑uriniferous tubule … Useful english dictionary
Bulboid corpuscle — Infobox Anatomy Name = Bulboid corpuscle Latin = c. bulboideum GraySubject = 233 GrayPage = 1060 Caption = End bulb of Krause. Caption2 = System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = c 56 DorlandsSuf = 12261351 The bulboid… … Wikipedia
tactile corpuscle — n one of the numerous minute bodies (as a Meissner s corpuscle) in the skin and some mucous membranes that usu. consist of a group of cells enclosed in a capsule, contain nerve terminations, and are held to be end organs of touch called also… … Medical dictionary
renal corpuscle — noun the capsule that contains Bowman s capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron • Syn: ↑malpighian body, ↑malpighian corpuscle • Hypernyms: ↑capsule • Part Holonyms: ↑nephron, ↑uriniferous tubule … Useful english dictionary
