Term: neuromast detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of sound
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Name: neuromast
Synonyms: lateral line neuromast, lateral line organ, neuromasts
Definition: Volcano-shaped lateral line sensory organ located in characteristic positions within the skin epithelium and containing hair cells and their support elements. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for lateral line by T. Whitfield.)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000243]
Name: detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of sound
Synonyms: detection of sound, hearing, sensory transduction of sound, perception of sound, detection of mechanical stimulus, perception of sound, sensory detection of mechanical stimulus, perception of sound, sensory transduction of mechanical stimulus, sensory detection of mechanical stimulus during perception of sound, sensory transduction of mechanical stimulus during perception of sound, sensory transduction of sound
Definition: The series of events involved in the perception of sound vibration in which the vibration is received and converted into a molecular signal.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0050910]    QuickGO    AmiGO