krause's end bulb
1Krause's end-bulb — n KRAUSE S CORPUSCLE …
2krause's end-bulb — noun Usage: usually capitalized K : krause s corpuscle …
3end bulb — n a bulbous termination of a sensory nerve fiber (as in the skin or in a mucous membrane) compare KRAUSE S CORPUSCLE * * * encapsulated nerve ending …
4Krause end-bulb — Krau·se end bulb (krouґzə) [Wilhelm Johann Friedrich Krause, German anatomist, 1833–1910] see under end bulb …
5Krause end-bulb — a type of small, spherical, encapsulated nerve ending found particularly in the dermis, lips, mouth, and conjunctiva; thought to function as a rapidly adapting mechanoreceptor …
6bulb of Krause — Krause end bulb …
7Krause corpuscle — see under end bulb …
8bulb — 1. Any globular or fusiform structure. SYN: bulbus [TA]. 2. A short, vertical underground stem of plants, such as onion and garlic. [L. bulbus, a bulbous root] aortic b. [TA] the dilated first part of the aorta containing the aort …
9terminal bulb of Krause — Krause end bulb …
10Krause — Fedor, German surgeon, 1857–1937. See K. graft, Wolfe K. graft. Karl F.T., German anatomist, 1797–1868. See K. glands, under gland, K. ligament. Wilhelm J.F., German anatomist, 1833–1910. See K. bone, K. end bulbs, under bulb, K. respiratory… …
