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noun
Any of the sensory receptors of both the auditory system and the vestibular system in all vertebrates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a sensory epithelial cell present in the organ of Corti
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: epithelial cell
History
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.
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