Ruffini nerve ending

Preferred Label : Ruffini nerve ending;

Uberon definition : An encapsulated nerve receptor present in subpapillary dermis and deep dermis of hairy and glabrous skin.;

Uberon synonym : Ruffini's corpuscle;

Uberon related term : Ruffini corpuscle; Ruffini's end organ; Ruffini endings; Ruffini's organs; Ruffini's ending; corpuscle of ruffini; Ruffini's corpuscles; bulbous corpuscle; Ruffini corpuscle end-organ; Ruffini corpuscles;

Details

Origin ID

0012457;

UMLS CUI

C0035943;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Ruffini Corpuscle [NCIt concept]
- Structure of Ruffini corpuscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- mechanoreceptors [MeSH Descriptor]
- 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 Corpuscle [NCIt concept]
- Structure of Ruffini corpuscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- ruffini's corpuscle [SNOMED Notion]
- ruffini's corpuscles [MeSH concept]
Uberon cross reference
- End bulb of Ruffini [FMA entity]
- Nerve ending within end bulb of Ruffini [FMA entity]
- Ruffini Corpuscle [NCIt concept]
- Structure of Ruffini corpuscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
part of
- integument [UBERON concept]

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