bulbous corpuscle

skin mechanoreceptor
AnatomicalStructure class_of_anatomical_entity Q1548876
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bulbous corpuscle

Summary

bulbous corpuscle is a class of anatomical entity[1]. It draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #353 of 1,372).[2]

Key Facts

  • bulbous corpuscle's image is recorded as Blausen 0807 Skin RuffiniCorpuscle.png[3].
  • bulbous corpuscle's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • Angelo Ruffini is named after bulbous corpuscle[5].
  • bulbous corpuscle's subclass of is recorded as mechanoreceptor structure[6].
  • bulbous corpuscle's subclass of is recorded as contact receptor[7].
  • bulbous corpuscle's subclass of is recorded as particular anatomical entity[8].
  • bulbous corpuscle's subclass of is recorded as sensory corpuscle[9].
  • bulbous corpuscle's Commons category is recorded as Ruffini corpuscle[10].
  • bulbous corpuscle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b2skg[11].
  • bulbous corpuscle's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[12].
  • bulbous corpuscle's Foundational Model of Anatomy ID is recorded as 83602[13].
  • bulbous corpuscle's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Ruffini-ending[14].
  • bulbous corpuscle's UBERON ID is recorded as 0012457555[15].
  • bulbous corpuscle's Terminologia Embryologica is recorded as E5.17.1.0.2.0.15[16].
  • bulbous corpuscle's Terminologia Histologica is recorded as H3.11.06.0.00017[17].
  • bulbous corpuscle's UMLS CUI is recorded as C2329408[18].
  • bulbous corpuscle's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 193716723[19].

Why It Matters

bulbous corpuscle draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #353 of 1,372).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . The Lamellar Cells of Vertebrate Meissner and Pacinian Corpuscles: Development, Characterization, and Functions. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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