Preferred Label : hair cells, auditory, outer;
MeSH definition : Sensory cells of organ of Corti. In mammals, they are usually arranged in three or
four rows, and away from the core of spongy bone (the modiolus), lateral to the INNER
AUDITORY HAIR CELLS and other supporting structures. Their cell bodies and STEREOCILIA
increase in length from the cochlear base toward the apex and laterally across the
rows, allowing differential responses to various frequencies of sound.;
MeSH synonym : outer auditory hair cells; auditory hair cells, outer; hair cell, auditory, outer; outer auditory hair cell; auditory hair cell, outer; Cochlear Outer Hair Cells; Cochlear Outer Hair Cell; Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer Inner; Outer Hair Cells; Hair Cells, Outer;
Origin ID : D018072;
UMLS CUI : C1518683;
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- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Record concept(s)
- See also
- Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Sensory cells of organ of Corti. In mammals, they are usually arranged in three or
four rows, and away from the core of spongy bone (the modiolus), lateral to the INNER
AUDITORY HAIR CELLS and other supporting structures. Their cell bodies and STEREOCILIA
increase in length from the cochlear base toward the apex and laterally across the
rows, allowing differential responses to various frequencies of sound.
