Ruffini nerve ending

Term ID

UBERON:0012457

Synonyms

• 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

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Definition

An encapsulated nerve receptor present in subpapillary dermis and deep dermis of hairy and glabrous skin. (2)

References

• Bulbous:corpuscle
• NCIT:C13175
• UMLS:C0035943
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0035943
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/53140000

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Ontology

Uberon Ontology