| Term: | lip chemoreceptor cell |
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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: | lip |
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| Synonyms: | lips |
| Definition: | Surface structure that is one of the fleshy folds surrounding the opening of the mouth. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0007006] |
| Name: | chemoreceptor cell |
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| Synonyms: | chemoreceptor cells |
| Definition: | A cell specialized to detect chemical substances and relay that information centrally in the nervous system. Chemoreceptors may monitor external stimuli, as in taste and olfaction, or internal stimuli, such as the concentrations of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009124] |