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==Description==
Meissner's corpuscles are encapsulated, unmyelinated nerve endings, surrounded by Schwann cells.<ref name="meissner2011">{{REFweb |url=http://www.anatomybox.com/meissners-corpuscles/ |title=Meissner’s Corpuscles |last= |first= |date=2011-04-04 |accessdate=2020-10-25}}</ref> The encapsulation consists of flattened supportive cells arranged as horizontal lamellae surrounded by a connective tissue capsule. They are found in abundance in the human [[foreskin]].<ref name="garcía-mesa2021">{{REFjournal
|last=García-Mesa
|first=Yolanda