Ruffini Corpuscle

Preferred Label : Ruffini Corpuscle;

NCIt synonyms : Ruffini's Ending; Ruffini's Corpuscle; Ruffinis Corpuscle;

NCIt definition : Mechanoreceptors located in subcutaneous tissue, which are enlarged dendritic endings with elongated capsules, and which respond to sustained pressure.;

Details

Origin ID

C13175;

UMLS CUI

C0035943;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Peripheral Nervous System [NCIt concept]
- Subcutis [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- End bulb of Krause [FMA entity]
- Mechanoreceptor [FMA entity]
- Neurotendinous ending [FMA entity]
- Ruffini nerve ending [UBERON concept]
- Structure of Hassall corpuscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of Meissner's corpuscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of corpuscula lamellosa (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- mechanoreceptors [MeSH Descriptor]
- meissner's corpuscle [MeSH concept]
- meissner's corpuscle [SNOMED Notion]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Structure of Ruffini corpuscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- ruffini's corpuscle [SNOMED Notion]
- ruffini's corpuscles [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Ruffini nerve ending [UBERON concept]
- Structure of Ruffini corpuscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- ruffini's corpuscle [SNOMED Notion]
- ruffini's corpuscles [MeSH concept]

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