hair cell

noun

: a cell with hairlike processes
especially : one of the sensory cells in the auditory epithelium of the organ of Corti

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That’s because animals have hair in their ear (called cilia), which sends sounds to the brain, and those hair cells are able to regenerate. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024 Tinnitus is sometimes linked to high calcium concentrations in cochlear cells—sensory hair cells inside and outside the ear that help your brain interpret sounds. Carley Millhone, Health, 20 Oct. 2024 Participants who had been infected with COVID were also 3.5 times more likely to experience sensorineural hearing loss, which occurs when damage occurs to the hair cells in the inner ear, the vestibulocochlear nerve connecting the inner ear to the brain, or the brain’s central processing centers. Maggie O'Neill, Health, 11 Sep. 2024 The loops inside the inner ear, called semicircular canals, can sense these movements using fluid and hair cells. Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hair cell 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hair cell was circa 1890

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“Hair cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hair%20cell. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

hair cell

noun
: a cell with hairlike processes
especially : one of the sensory cells in the auditory epithelium of the organ of Corti

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