touch receptor
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touch receptor
touch receptor n. A type of sensory receptor , located in the epidermis or the dermis of the skin , specialized for sensations of touch . See free nerve ending , Golgi tendon organ , mechanoreceptor , Meissner's corpuscle , Merkel cell , Pacinian corpuscle , pain receptor , Ruffini corpuscle , ... January 1, 2001; A Dictionary of Psychology
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