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Pa•cin′i•an cor′puscle
(pə sin′ē ən),USA pronunciation n.
- Psychology(sometimes l.c.) a microscopic, onionlike body consisting of layers of connective tissue wrapped around a nerve ending, located in the deep layers of skin, tendons, etc., and functioning as a sensory receptor of pressure and vibration.
- 1875–80; after Filippo Pacini (1812–83), Italian anatomist; see -ian