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sensillum

[ sen-sil-uhm ]

noun

, plural sen·sil·la [sen-, sil, -, uh].
  1. Zoology. a simple sense organ usually consisting of one or a few cells at the peripheral end of a sensory nerve fiber.


sensillum

/ sɛnˈsɪləm /

noun

  1. a sense organ in insects, typically consisting of a receptor organ in the integument connected to sensory neurons
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sensillum1

< New Latin (1895), equivalent to Latin sēns-, past participle stem of sentīre to sense + -ilum diminutive suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sensillum1

New Latin, diminutive of Latin sensus sense (Middle Latin: sense organ)
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Example Sentences

We included a high concentration of Cd in the recording pipette so as to allow Cd to diffuse into the sensillum lymph and block any peripheral dendro-dendritic synapses in sensilla of Orco-GAL4; UAS-TNT flies.

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Taken together, these results provide evidence that lateral inhibition within a sensillum can modulate behaviour.

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The sensillum thus acts as a processing unit in olfactory computation.

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These results further support the conclusion that the lateral inhibition is due to local electrical interactions between neighbouring ORNs within a sensillum.

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For each sensillum, one trial of each odorant concentration was presented.

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