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sensory hair

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Noun1.sensory hair - a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a catsensory hair - a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
hair - a filamentous projection or process on an organism


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Sensory hair cells inside the cochlea, the auditory portion of the inner ear, convert sound waves into electrical impulses that are delivered to the brain.
 
 
 
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