Ruffini nerve ending

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An encapsulated nerve receptor present in subpapillary dermis and deep dermis of hairy and glabrous skin.
Aliases
  • 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