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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Furthermore, some studies show that EGCG stimulates hair follicles and prevents damage to hair cells, thus increasing hair growth.
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Marie Bladt, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2025
Natural hearing results from vibrations hitting tiny structures called hair cells within the cochlea in the inner ear.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 July 2022
That’s because animals have hair in their ear (called cilia), which sends sounds to the brain, and those hair cells are able to regenerate.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Tinnitus is sometimes linked to high calcium concentrations in cochlear cells—sensory hair cells inside and outside the ear that help your brain interpret sounds.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 20 Oct. 2024
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Marie Bladt, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2025
Natural hearing results from vibrations hitting tiny structures called hair cells within the cochlea in the inner ear.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 July 2022
That’s because animals have hair in their ear (called cilia), which sends sounds to the brain, and those hair cells are able to regenerate.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Tinnitus is sometimes linked to high calcium concentrations in cochlear cells—sensory hair cells inside and outside the ear that help your brain interpret sounds.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Hair cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hair%20cell. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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