Four mechanoreceptors: 1. The Pacinian Corpuscle Pacinian corpuscles are pressure receptors. They are located in the skin and also in various internal organs. Each is connected to a sensory neuron. Because of its relatively large size, a single Pacinian corpuscle can be isolated and its properties studied.
Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Lorica. In the Christian monastic tradition, a lorica is a prayer recited for protection. The Latin word lorica originally meant armor or breastplate. Both meanings come together in the practice of placing verbal inscriptions on the shields or armorial trappings of knights, who might recite them before going into battle.
chica(Noun) A Latin-American girl; a Latina. Chica(noun) a red coloring matter. extracted from the Bignonia Chica, used by some tribes of South American Indians to stain the skin. Chica(noun) a fermented liquor or beer made in South American from a decoction of maize. Chica(noun) a popular Moorish, Spanish, and South American dance, said to be the original of the fandango, etc.