hair cell

Etymology
Referring to the tufts of stereocilia that protrude from the apical surface of the cell, a structure known as the hair bundle, into the scala media, a fluid-filled tube within the cochlea.

Noun

 * 1) Any of the sensory receptors of both the auditory system and the vestibular system in all vertebrates.
 * In mammals, the auditory hair cells are located within the organ of Corti on a thin basilar membrane in the cochlea of the inner ear.

Translations

 * Finnish: karvasolu
 * Portuguese: célula ciliada