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
[ mīs′nərz ]
n.
tactile corpuscle