| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Expression | 1. (Anat.), cells with hairlike processes in the sensory epithelium of certain parts of the internal ear.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: HAIR CELLS
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| Hair cells | (Anat.), cells with hairlike processes in the sensory epithelium of certain parts of the internal ear. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: HAIR CELLS
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Hair Cells | Health | Mechanoreceptors located in the organ of Corti that are sensitive to auditory stimuli and in the vestibular apparatus that are sensitive to movement of the head. In each case the accessory sensory structures are arranged so that appropriate stimuli cause movement of the hair-like projections (stereocilia and kinocilia) which relay the information centrally in the nervous system. (references) | |
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