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Hair Cells, Auditory, Inner

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Definition: Auditory sensory cells of organ of Corti, usually placed in one row medially to the core of spongy bone (the modiolus). Inner hair cells are in fewer numbers than the OUTER AUDITORY HAIR CELLS, and their STEREOCILIA are approximately twice as thick as those of the outer hair cells.     
See Also Stereocilia 		Other names Inner Auditory Hair Cells; Inner Auditory Hair Cell; Hair Cell, Auditory, Inner; Auditory Hair Cells, Inner; Auditory Hair Cell, Inner

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