sensory cell
nounMedical Definition of sensory cell
1 : a peripheral nerve cell (as an olfactory cell) located at a sensory receiving surface and being the primary receptor of a sensory impulse
2 : a nerve cell (as a spinal ganglion cell) transmitting sensory impulses
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