| organic |
relating to a living organism
Ãâó: library.thinkquest.org/11226/main/c17jar.htm
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| organ of Corti |
The part of the inner ear that contains thousands of hair-like cells; it functions as the switchboard of the hearing system by responding to different sound frequencies and converting them to nerve impulses
Ãâó: www.ehealthmd.com/library/hearingloss/HL_glossary....
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| organelle |
A specialized "organ" of a cell, such as the mitochondria, the Golgi complex, the endoplastic reticulum, the lyso-somes, and the centrioles.
Ãâó: www.amfar.org/cgi-bin/iowa/bridge.html
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| organ of Corti |
The sensitive organ of hearing within the cochlear duct. The organ of Corti contains specialized cells called hair cells that transduce sound vibrations into electrical impulses.
Ãâó: science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih3/hearing...
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| organism |
The highest level of cell organization. All organisms carry out life processes.
Ãâó: science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih2/chemica...
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