ˈdīd.ə(r)z-, -(r)s(ə̇z)- noun
Usage: usually capitalized D
Etymology: after Otto F. K. Deiters died 1863 German physician
1. : one of the modified supporting cells prolonged into a process ending in a terminal plate that are placed among and alternate with the outer hair cells of the organ of Corti
2. : a spider cell of the neuroglia