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Meaning of Ruffini's corpuscle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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The synaptic ending of the sensory nervous system which are encapsulated and respond to stretch and torque. These responses are propagated back to dorsal root ganglia in the form of an action potential.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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