hair cell
English edit
Etymology edit
Referring to the tufts of stereocilia that protrude from the apical surface of the cell, a structure known as the hair bundle, into the scala media, a fluid-filled tube within the cochlea.
Noun edit
hair cell (plural hair cells)
- Any of the sensory receptors of both the auditory system and the vestibular system in all vertebrates.
- In mammals, the auditory hair cells are located within the organ of Corti on a thin basilar membrane in the cochlea of the inner ear.
Translations edit
type of sensory receptor
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