ðeɪ ɑːɹ mˈɪnɪt sɪlˈɪndɹɪkəl ɔːɹ ˈoʊvəl bˈɑːdiz, kənsˈɪstɪŋ əvə kˈæpsjuːl fˈɔːɹmd baɪ ðɪ ɛkspˈænʃən ʌvðə kənˈɛktɪvtˈɪʃuː ʃˈiːθ əvə mˈɛdəlˌeɪɾᵻd fˈaɪbɚ, ænd kəntˈeɪnɪŋ ɐ sˈɔft sˈɛmɪflˌuːɪd kˈoːɹ ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðɪ ˈæksɪssˈɪlɪndɚ tˈɜːmᵻnˌeɪts ˈiːðɚɹ ɪn ɐ bˈʌlbəs ɛkstɹˈɛmᵻɾi ɔːɹ ɪn ɐ kˈɔɪldˌʌp plˈɛksɪfˌɔːɹm mˈæs.
They are minute cylindrical or oval bodies, consisting of a capsule formed by the expansion of the connective-tissue sheath of a medullated fiber, and containing a soft semifluid core in which the axis-cylinder terminates either in a bulbous extremity or in a coiled-up plexiform mass.