Merkel cells

A form of Merkel cell — An oval receptor cell having synaptic contacts with somatosensory afferents, found in the skin of vertebrates and associated with the sense of light touch discrimination of shapes and textures.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Merkel cell
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