Ruffini's corpuscle
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Ruffini's corpuscle — Ruf·fi·ni s corpuscle ru̇ fē nēz or Ruf·fi·ni corpuscle nē n any of numerous oval sensory end organs occurring in the subcutaneous tissue of the fingers called also Ruffini s brush, Ruffini s end organ Ruf·fi·ni rüf fē nē Angelo (1864 1929)… … Medical dictionary
Ruffini's corpuscle — /rooh fee neez/, Anat. an end organ of certain sensory neurons that branches out parallel to the skin and responds to steady pressure. [after Italian anatomist Angelo Ruffini (1874 1929), who described them in 1898] * * * … Universalium
Ruffini's corpuscle — /rooh fee neez/, Anat. an end organ of certain sensory neurons that branches out parallel to the skin and responds to steady pressure. [after Italian anatomist Angelo Ruffini (1874 1929), who described them in 1898] … Useful english dictionary
Ruffini ending — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 233 GrayPage = 1061 Caption = Nerve ending of Ruffini. Caption2 = System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = c 56 DorlandsSuf = 12261238 The Ruffini ending or Ruffini corpuscle is a class… … Wikipedia
Ruffini ending — a type of lamellated corpuscle in the dermis that is a slowly adapting receptor for sensations of continuous pressure. Called also Ruffini corpuscle … Medical dictionary
Ruffini ending (brush corpuscle cylinder end-organ) — Ruf·fi·ni ending (brush, corpuscle, cylinder, end organ) (roo feґne) [Angelo Ruffini, Italian anatomist, 1864–1929] see under ending … Medical dictionary
corpuscle — 1. A small mass or body. 2. A blood cell. SYN: corpusculum. [L. corpusculum, dim. of corpus, body] amnionic c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. amylaceous c., amyloid c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. articular corpuscles … Medical dictionary
Ruffini — Angelo, Italian histologist, 1864–1929. See R. corpuscles, under corpuscle, flower spray organ of R … Medical dictionary
Bulbous corpuscle — Ruffini ending Nerve ending of Ruffini. Latin corpusculum sensorium fusiforme Gray s … Wikipedia
Ruffini corpuscle — see under ending … Medical dictionary
