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Hair cell — For hair cells on the external skin, see Hair follicle. For algal hair cells , see Trichocyte (disambiguation). Neuron: Hair cell Section through the spiral organ of Corti. Magnified. ( Oute … Wikipedia
Cochlear implant — A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing. The cochlear implant is often referred to as a bionic ear. As of December 2010,… … Wikipedia
Cochlear nerve — Nerve: Cochlear nerve Diagrammatic longitudinal section of the cochlea. (Cochlear nerve is in center, shown as striped.) … Wikipedia
Cochlear nuclei — Brain: Cochlear nuclei Dissection of brain stem. Dorsal view. ( Cochlear nucleus is labeled on left, fifth from the bottom.) … Wikipedia
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
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
Granule cell — Not to be confused with granular cells in the kidney. Drawing of Purkinje cells (A) and granule cells (B) from pigeon cerebellum by Santiago Ramón y Cajal, 1899. Instituto Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain. In neuroscience, granule cells… … Wikipedia
outer hair cells — a type of cylindrical auditory hair cell found in three rows on the lateral side of the Corti tunnel, supported by outer phalangeal cells; they receive sound waves and transmit them to the inner hair cells for transformation into electrical… … Medical dictionary
Dorsal cochlear nucleus — Brain: Dorsal cochlear nucleus Dorsal cochlear nucleus is #4, at upper left … Wikipedia
List of Splinter Cell characters — The following is a list of characters found throughout the Splinter Cell series of video games and novels. Contents 1 Major characters 1.1 Lieutenant Commander Samuel Sam Fisher, USN (Ret.) 1.2 Colonel Irving Lambert, USA (KIA) … Wikipedia
