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Stereocilia

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Definition: Mechanosensing organelles of hair cells which respond to fluid motion or fluid pressure changes. They have various functions in many different animals, but are primarily used in hearing.     
See Also Hair Cells, Ampulla; Hair Cells, Auditory; Hair Cells, Auditory, Inner; Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer; Hair Cells, Vestibular 		Other names Stereovillus; Stereovilli; Stereocilium

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