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Definition of: Pacinian body
(pə·sin′ē·ən) Anat.
One of the flattened, oval end organs of nerves, found especially in the hands, feet, and mesentery: after Filippo Pa·ci·ni (pä·chē′nē),
1812–1883, Italian anatomist. Also Pacinian corpuscle.
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