Term Name:	Meissner's corpuscle
Synonyms:	Dogiel's end bulb, meisner's corpuscle, meissner corpuscle, meissner corpuscle end-organ, meissner's corpuscle, meissner's corpuscles, messier corpuscle, messner's corpuscle, Ruffini's end bulb, tactile corpuscles of Wagner and Meissner
Definition:	A type of nerve ending in the skin that is responsible for sensitivity to light touch. In particular, they have highest sensitivity (lowest threshold) when sensing vibrations lower than 50 Hertz. They are rapidly adaptive receptors.
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0012450]