| Meissner's corpuscle | 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. Synonym: corpusculum tactus, Meissner's corpuscle, oval corpuscle, touch corpuscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Meissner's plexus | A gangliated plexus of unmyelinated nerve fibres, derived chiefly from the superior mesenteric plexus, ramifying in the intestinal submucosa. Synonym: plexus submucosus, Meissner's plexus, Remak's plexus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Meissner, Georg | <person> Was Professor of Anatomy and Physiology in Basle, Professor of Zoology and Physiology in Freiburg and Professor of Physiology in Gottingen. Meissner's Corpuscles - tactile nerve endings, corpuscula tactus. Meissner's Plexus - plexus submucosus of the alimentary tract. Lived: 1829-1903. B. Hanover. Nov 29th, 1829, d. 1903. See: Meissner's corpuscle, Meissner's plexus. (05 Dec 1998) |
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