Meissner’s corpuscle

Meissner’s corpuscle

a type of small, oval sensory-nerve ending that is sensitive to touch. Meissner’s corpuscles are abundant in the fingertips, nipples, lips, and the tip of the tongue. [Georg Meissner (1829–1905), German anatomist and physiologist]

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