| hair follicle |
A shaft or opening on the surface of the skin through which hair grows.
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| hairline |
The thinnest rule used in newspapers.
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| hair hygrometer |
A hygrometer that measures relative humidity by means of the variation in length of a strand of human hair. The length variation of a properly treated hair is 2%?.5% when the humidity changes from 0%?00%. The hair hygrometer is considered to be a satisfactory instrument in situations where extreme and very low humidities are seldom or never found. The rate of response is very dependent on air temperature; the lag time increases with decreasing temperature. ...
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| hair follicle |
(More? Skin Notes)
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| hair cell |
a mechanosensory cell characterized by the presence of microvilli. When the microvilli are deformed by mechanical pressure or vibration, the cell increases or decreases the rate at which it sends an electrical signal to the nerve cell with which it is coupled. Hair cells frequently are highly directional. If the villi are bent on one direction, the rate of discharge increases. In the opposite direction, the rate decreases. ...
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