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Medical Definition of Pacinian corpuscles
1. Rapidly adapting mechanoreceptors found in subcutaneous tissue beneath both hairy and glabrous skin. Pacinian corpuscles contain an afferent nerve fibre surrounded by a capsule with multiple concentric layers. They have large receptive fields and are most sensitive to high-frequency stimuli, such as vibration. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pacinian Corpuscles
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