Krause\'s corpuscle

[krou-siz]

noun Anatomy.

any of numerous encapsulated nerve endings occurring in the skin and mucous membranes, functioning as sensory cold receptors.

Origin:
after Wilhelm Krause (1833–1909), German anatomist, who described them in 1860

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Krause's corpuscle is always a great word to know.

So is nerve root. Does it mean:

the roof of the mouth, consisting of a hard palate and a soft palate that separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity

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