neuroepithelium (redirected from neuroepithelial)

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neuroepithelium - epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings epithelial tissue, epithelium - membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body gustatory organ, taste bud, tastebud - an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue inner ear, internal ear, labyrinth - a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium retina - the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve nasal cavity - either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx