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Term:
abnormal cochlear outer hair cell morphology (MP:0004399)
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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
abnormal cochlear hair cell development  
abnormal cochlear hair cell number +   
abnormal cochlear hair cell stereociliary bundle morphology +   
abnormal cochlear inner hair cell morphology +   
abnormal cochlear outer hair cell morphology +   
any structural anomaly in the sensory cells of the organ of Corti which are in synaptic contact with sensory as well as efferent fibers of the auditory nerve; there are three rows of columnar outer hair cells largely surrounded by cortilymph and supporting phalangeal cells; the apical end of each cell is anchored to the cuticular plate and about 100 stereocilia arranged in a V-shaped pattern extend from the cell's surface through the cuticular plate into the tectorial membrane
cochlear hair cell degeneration +   

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: abnormal auditory outer hair cell morphology ;   abnormal cochlear OHCs ;   abnormal cochlear outer hair cells
Definition Sources: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6490-7723

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