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sensory cell

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Main Entry: sensory cell
Function: noun
1 : a peripheral nerve cell (as an olfactory cell) located at a sensory receiving surface and being the primary receptorof a sensory impulse
2 : a nerve cell (as a spinal ganglion cell) transmitting sensory impulses
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