#nerve_ending__nerveending__nerve_end__nerveend the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse
supertype: end either extremity of something that has length: "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"
part of: axon
subtype: free_nerve_ending microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor
subtype: Pacinian_corpuscle a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals
subtype: proprioceptor special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body
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