Pa|cin|i|an corpuscle

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]

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