- Pa|cin|i|an corpuscle
- Pa|cin|i|an body or Pa|cin|i|an corpuscle «puh SIHN ee uhn»,one of the numerous oval, seedlike bodies attached to nerve endings, especially in the subcutaneous tissue of the hand and foot.╂[< Filippo Pacini, 1812-1883, an Italian anatomist + -an]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.