Etymology

Deiters' cell

Today it means: A kind of cell found in the inner ear, containing microfilaments and microtubules that run from the basilar membrane to the reticular membrane of the inner ear. Full definition →

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The story

Named after neuroanatomist Otto Deiters.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.