neuroepithelium
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1. epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | epithelial tissue, epithelium, |
| definition | : | membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | inner ear, internal ear, labyrinth, |
| definition | : | a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | retina, |
| definition | : | the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | nasal cavity, |
| definition | : | either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx (noun.body) |
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