Word Origin and History for philo- Expand. before vowels phil-, word-forming element meaning loving, fond of, tending to, from Greek philo-, comb. form of philos dear (adj.), friend (n.), from philein to love, of unknown origin. Productive of a great many compounds in ancient Greek.
One way to classify neurons is by the number of extensions that extend from the neuron's cell body (soma). Bipolar neurons have two processes extending from the cell body (examples: retinal cells, olfactory epithelium cells).
olÂ·facÂ·toÂ·ry reÂ·cepÂ·tor cells. very slender nerve cells, with large nuclei and surmounted by 6-8 long, sensitive cilia in the olfactory epithelium at the roof of the nose; they are the receptors for smell.Synonym(s): olfactory cells, Schultze cells.chultze cells-Synonym(s): olfactory receptor cells. Schultze membrane-the specialized olfactory receptive area. Synonym(s): region of olfactory mucosa. Schultze sign-in latent tetany, tapping the tongue causes its depression with a concave dorsum.