cell of Corti

cell of Corti
cell of Cor·ti -'kȯrt-ē n a hair cell in the organ of Corti A. Corti see ORGAN OF CORTI

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  • cell of corti — ˈkȯrd.ē Usage: usually capitalized 2d C Etymology: after Alfonso Corti died 1876 Italian anatomist : a hair cell in the organ of Corti …   Useful english dictionary

  • cell of Claudius — cell of Clau·di·us klau̇d ē əs, klȯd n one of the low cuboidal cells covering the outermost part of the basilar membrane of the organ of Corti Clau·di·us klau̇d ē u̇s Friedrich Matthias (1822 1869) Austrian anatomist. Claudius studied the… …   Medical dictionary

  • cell of Deiters — cell of Dei·ters dīt ərz, ərs n one of the modified supporting cells prolonged into a process ending in a terminal plate that are placed among and alternate with the outer hair cells of the organ of Corti called also Deiters cell Dei·ters dīt ərs …   Medical dictionary

  • cell of Hensen — cell of Hen·sen hen(t) sən n one of the supporting columnar cells between the outer hair cells and the cells of Claudius in the organ of Corti Hensen Viktor (1835 1924) German physiologist and marine biologist. Hensen did basic research on the… …   Medical dictionary

  • Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… …   Medical dictionary

  • Corti arch canal cells etc. — Cor·ti arch, canal, cells, etc. (korґte) [Alfonso Corti, Italian anatomist, 1822–1888] see under arch, canal, cell, fiber, ganglion, rod, and tunnel, and see membrana tectoria ductus cochlearis and organum spirale …   Medical dictionary

  • Corti — Marquis Alfonso, Italian anatomist, 1822–1876. See C. arch, C. canal, C. cells, under cell, C. ganglion, C. membrane, C. organ, C. pillars, under pillar, C. rods, under rod, C. auditory teeth, under tooth, C. tunnel, pillar cells of C., under… …   Medical dictionary

  • cell of claudius — ˈklau̇dēəs, ȯd Usage: usually capitalized 2d C Etymology: after Friedrich Matthias Claudius died 1869 Austrian anatomist : one of the low cuboidal cells covering the outermost part of the basilar membrane of the organ of Corti …   Useful english dictionary

  • cell of deiters — ˈdīd.ə(r)z, )s Usage: usually capitalized D Etymology: after Otto Friedrich Karl Deiters died 1863 German anatomist : one of the slender cells that end in rigid filaments terminated by platelike structures and that are placed among and support… …   Useful english dictionary

  • List of distinct cell types in the adult human body — There are about 210 distinct human cell types,.[1][2][3] There are between 50 and 75 trillion cells in the human body.[citation needed] Cell types can be classified by their tissue of origin. However, it is possible for some cells to have their… …   Wikipedia

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