Pacinian body

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• Pacinian corpuscle — or Pacinian body [pə sin′ē ən] n. [after Filippo Pacini (1812 83), It anatomist] a type of encapsulated sensory nerve ending that is sensitive to touch and vibration, found as in the skin of the hands and feet …   English World dictionary

• Pacinian — Pa*cin i*an, a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Filippo Pacini (1812 1883), an Italian physician of the 19th century. [1913 Webster] {Pacinian corpuscles}, small oval bodies terminating some of the minute branches of the sensory… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pacinian corpuscles — Pacinian Pa*cin i*an, a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Filippo Pacini (1812 1883), an Italian physician of the 19th century. [1913 Webster] {Pacinian corpuscles}, small oval bodies terminating some of the minute branches of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pacinian corpuscle — Pa·cin·i·an corpuscle pə .sin ē ən also Pa·ci·ni s corpuscle pə chē nēz n a pressure sensitive mechanoreceptor that is an oval capsule terminating some sensory nerve fibers esp. in the skin (as of the hands and feet) see CORPUSCLE OF HERBST… …   Medical dictionary

• Pacinian corpuscle — /peuh sin ee euhn/, n. (sometimes l.c.) a microscopic, onionlike body consisting of layers of connective tissue wrapped around a nerve ending, located in the deep layers of skin, tendons, etc., and functioning as a sensory receptor of pressure… …   Universalium

• Nissl body — Image of a Nissl stained histological section through the rodent hippocampus showing various classes of neurons …   Wikipedia

• Тельца Пахионовы (Расchionian Body) — см. Грануляция арахноидальная.ТЕЛЬЦА ПАЧИНИ, ТЕЛЬЦА ПЛАСТИНЧАТЫЕ (Pacinian corpuscles) сенсорные рецепторы, расположенные в подкожной основе и в соединительной ткани внутренних органов и реагирующие на прикосновение (механорецепторы); они… …   Медицинские термины

• Vater-Pacini corpuscles — Pacinian Pa*cin i*an, a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Filippo Pacini (1812 1883), an Italian physician of the 19th century. [1913 Webster] {Pacinian corpuscles}, small oval bodies terminating some of the minute branches of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Vater's corpuscles — Pacinian Pa*cin i*an, a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Filippo Pacini (1812 1883), an Italian physician of the 19th century. [1913 Webster] {Pacinian corpuscles}, small oval bodies terminating some of the minute branches of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sensory reception, human — Introduction  means by which humans react to changes in external and internal environments.   Ancient philosophers called the human senses “the windows of the soul,” and Aristotle described at least five senses sight, hearing, smell, taste, and… …   Universalium

• Mechanoreceptor — A mechanoreceptor is a sensory receptor that responds to mechanical pressure or distortion. There are four main types in the glabrous skin of humans: Pacinian corpuscles, Meissner s corpuscles, Merkel s discs, and Ruffini corpuscles. There are… …   Wikipedia