cutaneous receptor
C62990
concept
A cutaneous receptor is a specialized sensory nerve ending in the skin that detects stimuli such as touch, pressure, temperature, and pain, converting them into nerve impulses for the nervous system.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| mechanoreceptor | 3 |
| encapsulated nerve ending | 2 |
| cutaneous receptor canonical | 1 |
| pressure receptor | 1 |
| sensory receptor | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: cutaneous receptor
Generated description
A cutaneous receptor is a specialized sensory nerve ending in the skin that detects stimuli such as touch, pressure, temperature, and pain, converting them into nerve impulses for the nervous system.
Instances (3)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
|
Pacini
surface form:
Pacinian corpuscle
|
mechanoreceptor |
|
Pacinian corpuscles
surface form:
Pacinian corpuscle
|
mechanoreceptor |
| corpuscles of Pacini | mechanoreceptor |