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Ruffini nerve ending
- Term ID
- UBERON:0012457
- Synonyms
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- bulbous corpuscle
- corpuscle of ruffini
- corpusculum sensorium fusiforme
- Ruffini corpuscle
- Ruffini corpuscle end-organ
- Ruffini corpuscles
- Ruffini endings
- Ruffini's corpuscle
- Ruffini's corpuscles
- Ruffini's end organ
- Ruffini's ending
- Ruffini's organs
- Definition
- An encapsulated nerve receptor present in subpapillary dermis and deep dermis of hairy and glabrous skin. (2)
- References
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- Bulbous:corpuscle
- NCIT:C13175
- UMLS:C0035943
- http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0035943
- http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/53140000
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