See Also: Meissner(dictionary)
Meissner's corpuscle(medicine)
Meissner's plexus(medicine)
Meissner, Georg(medicine)
Meissner effect(dictionary)

Meissner (iou)



Meissner noun. L19.
[Georg Meissner (1829-1905), German anatomist.]
Anatomy.
Meissner's corpuscle, a mechanoreceptive sensory nerve ending found in the dermis in various parts of the body. L19.
Meissner's plexus, a network of parasympathetic nerve fibres serving the muscles and mucous membranes in the wall of the gut. L19.