A mechanoreceptor cell of the auditory or vestibular system that is sensitive to auditory stimuli. The accessory sensory structures are arranged so that appropriate stimuli cause movement of the hair-like projections (stereocilia and kinocilia) which relay the information centrally in the nervous system. [ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hair_cell&oldid=1045345915 MESH:D006198 ]
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- sensory hair cell
- capable of some detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of sound