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Ruffini's corpuscles

Ruffini's corpuscles is the plural of Ruffini's corpuscle.

Meaning of Ruffini's corpuscle

Noun

Ruffini's corpuscle (plural Ruffini's corpuscles)

  1. The synaptic ending of the sensory nervous system which are encapsulated and respond to stretch and torque. These responses are propagated back to dorsal root ganglia in the form of an action potential.

Questions about Ruffini's corpuscles

What is Ruffini's corpuscles the plural of?
Ruffini's corpuscles is the plural of Ruffini's corpuscle.

Words near Ruffini's corpuscles in the dictionary

  1. ruffin
  2. ruffing
  3. Ruffings
  4. Ruffini
  5. Ruffini's corpuscle
  6. Ruffini's corpuscles
  7. Ruffino
  8. Ruffinos
  9. ruffins
  10. ruffle
  11. ruffle a few feathers

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