obsolete Meissner's corpuscle innervation pattern trait OBSOLETE. Any measurable or observable characteristic related to the arrangement, distribution or supply of nerve fibers to any part of the numerous oval bodies found in the dermal papillae of thick skin and which are believed to be mechanoreceptors for tactile sensation. consider: VT:0010187, VT:0010188 Trait.ontology VT:0000984 true