DEITERS' CELL


Meaning of DEITERS' CELL in English

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

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