Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hair cell

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables: hair -cell
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the sensory receptors of both the auditory system and the vestibular system in all vertebrates.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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.

Inflected Forms

hair cells (plural)

Questions

What does hair cell mean?: Any of the sensory receptors of both the auditory system and the vestibular system in all vertebrates.
Where does hair cell come from?: 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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