Meissner's corpuscle

[ mahys-nerz ]
/ ˈmaɪs nərz /

noun

Origin of Meissner's corpuscle

after German anatomist Georg Meissner (1829–1905), who described them in 1853

Medical definitions for meissner's corpuscle

Meissner's corpuscle
[ mīsnərz ]

n.

tactile corpuscle