| hair cell n. A cell in the organ of Corti having fine hairlike processes. |
| hair cell A cell found in the organs of balance in the inner ear of mammals that senses the body's position with respect to gravity. Hair cells are found in both the semicircular canals and the vestibule. |
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| Noun | 1. |  hair cell - a sensory epithelial cell present in the organ of Cortiepithelial cell - one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium organ of Corti - the hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound waves |
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