| Term: | neuromast hair cell non-motile cilium |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | neuromast hair cell |
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| Synonyms: | neuromast hair cells |
| Definition: | Neuromast hair cell is a hair cell that acts as a sensory receptor of the neuromast; it is morphologically polarized as a result of the relative position of the single kinocilium and the clusters of stereocilia on its apical surface. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009367] |
| Name: | non-motile cilium |
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| Synonyms: | immotile cilium, immotile primary cilium, nonmotile cilium, nonmotile primary cilia, nonmotile primary cilium, sensory cilium |
| Definition: | A cilium which may have a variable array of axonemal microtubules but does not contain molecular motors. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0097730] QuickGO AmiGO |