tactile corpuscle
noun
an oval sense organ made of flattened cells and encapsulated nerve endings, occurring in hairless skin, as the tips of the fingers and toes, and functioning as a touch receptor.
Also called
Meissner's corpuscle.
Origin of tactile corpuscle
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby tactile corpuscle
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Medical definitions for tactile corpuscle
tactile corpuscle
n.
Any of numerous minute oval end organs of touch in sensitive skin, as in the palms, fingertips, and soles of the feet.
Meissner's corpuscle