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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Hearing is a complex process that involves thousands of sensory hair cells in the inner ear.
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WIRED, 20 Oct. 2023
Chickens, as well as certain other birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians, can indefinitely regenerate their hearing by producing new hair cells inside the cochlea, the cavity of the inner ear responsible for interpreting sound.
—Ramsha Zubairi, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
Many genetic mutations linked to deafness cause the hair cells in the inner ear to die, but OTOF mutations leave these cells intact.
—WIRED, 20 Oct. 2023
What many people do not know is that exposure to loud sounds over time can damage the tiny hair cells of the inner ear.
—Cory Portnuff, Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2023
Red light reduces inflammation and increases energy in our skin and hair cells.
—Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 4 Aug. 2023
Lowering temperatures constricts blood flow, thus reducing the amount of medication that enters hair cells.
—Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2023
Actually, the fluid continues to move — bumping into minuscule hair cells and sending messages to the brain — even after the rest of the body comes to a stop.
—Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2023
But these hair cells are neither an inner nor an outer hair cell.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 9 May 2022
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WIRED, 20 Oct. 2023
Chickens, as well as certain other birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians, can indefinitely regenerate their hearing by producing new hair cells inside the cochlea, the cavity of the inner ear responsible for interpreting sound.
—Ramsha Zubairi, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
Many genetic mutations linked to deafness cause the hair cells in the inner ear to die, but OTOF mutations leave these cells intact.
—WIRED, 20 Oct. 2023
What many people do not know is that exposure to loud sounds over time can damage the tiny hair cells of the inner ear.
—Cory Portnuff, Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2023
Red light reduces inflammation and increases energy in our skin and hair cells.
—Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 4 Aug. 2023
Lowering temperatures constricts blood flow, thus reducing the amount of medication that enters hair cells.
—Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2023
Actually, the fluid continues to move — bumping into minuscule hair cells and sending messages to the brain — even after the rest of the body comes to a stop.
—Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2023
But these hair cells are neither an inner nor an outer hair cell.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 9 May 2022
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circa 1890, in the meaning defined above
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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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