English Explanatory Dictionary

Merkel cell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Merkel cell Merkel cells

Etymology

Named after German anatomist Friedrich Sigmund Merkel.

Synonyms

Merkel-Ranvier cell
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