TACTILE CELLS
\tˈakta͡ɪl sˈɛlz], \tˈaktaɪl sˈɛlz], \t_ˈa_k_t_aɪ_l s_ˈɛ_l_z]\
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A name given to single cells or groups of cells in each of which is supposed to terminate part or all of the axis cylinder of a medullated nerve fiber, the sheath of the nerve forming a capsule for the cell or group of cells. They are present in considerable numbers in the rete mucosum and form the terminal part of the axis cylinders in the tactile corpuscles and in the corpuscles of Grandry. One of the highly refractive, spindle-shaped cells situated in the interior of the taste buds and supposed to be the true sensory element of the latter.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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