Anatomy
pacinian corpuscle
Subclass of:
Mechanoreceptors
Definitions related to pacinian corpuscles:
  • Rapidly adapting mechanoreceptors found in subcutaneous tissue beneath both hairy and glabrous skin. Pacinian corpuscles contain an afferent nerve fiber surrounded by a capsule with multiple concentric layers. They have large receptive fields and are most sensitive to high-frequency stimuli, such as vibration.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (vater-pacini corpuscle) A specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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