Meissner Corpuscle

**Semantic type:** Anatomical Structure

**Definition:** One of numerous oval bodies found in the papillae of the skin, especially those of the fingers and toes; they consist of a connective tissue capsule in which the axon fibrils terminate around and between a pile of wedge-shaped epithelioid cells. SYN corpusculum tactus, oval corpuscle, touch corpuscle.

**Synonyms:** - Corpusculum Tactus - Meissner's Corpuscle - Oval Corpuscle - Tactile Corpuscle - Touch Corpuscle