sensillum

sensillum
/sen sil"euhm/, n., pl. sensilla /-leuh/.
Zool. a simple sense organ usually consisting of one or a few cells at the peripheral end of a sensory nerve fiber.
[ < NL (1895), equiv. to L sens-, ptp. s. of sentire to SENSE + -ilum dim. suffix]

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