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deiters' cell

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
deit-er-s' -cell
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of cell found in the inner ear, containing microfilaments and microtubules that run from the basilar membrane to the reticular membrane of the inner ear.

Etymology

Named after neuroanatomist Otto Deiters.

Inflected Forms

Deiters' cells (plural)

Synonyms

outer phalangeal cell cell of Deiters

Questions

What does deiters' cell mean?
A kind of cell found in the inner ear, containing microfilaments and microtubules that run from the basilar membrane to the reticular membrane of the inner ear.
Where does deiters' cell come from?
Named after neuroanatomist Otto Deiters.

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