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Definition of Gustatory organ
1. Noun. An oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue.
Terms within: Neuroepithelium, Gustatory Cell, Taste Cell
Generic synonyms: Chemoreceptor
Group relationships: Clapper, Glossa, Lingua, Tongue, Epiglottis, Palate, Roof Of The Mouth, Pharynx, Throat
Medical Definition of Gustatory organ
1. Located in the papillae of the mucous membrane of the tongue, chiefly in the vallate papillae. Synonym: organum gustus, organ of taste. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gustatory Organ
Literary usage of Gustatory organ
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Physiology of Man by Austin Flint (1875)
"... of different portions of the gustatory organ —Mechanism of gustation—Physiological
anatomy of the organ of taste— Papillae of the tongue—Taste-buds, ..."
2. The London Medical Gazette (1831)
"... numerous varieties in the gustatory organ, which are evidently in strict
relation with their diversity of food. In the ruminantia, the conical papillae ..."
3. Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1890)
"Vertical section through the anterior recess of a lateral gustatory organ.
At the bottom of the recess are three ridges. All of the ridges bear bulbs, oar, ..."
4. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1912)
"Thus we find this very primitive gustatory organ, in a free-moving bilaterally
symmetrical animal, to be a median structure. The ciliated pit when closed is ..."
5. Anatomy of the Invertebrata by Carl Th. Ernst Siebold (1874)
"With the Cephalopoda, the fleshy point of the tongue is undoubtedly a Gustatory
organ. ... Nat. acteristics of a gustatory organ. With Sepia, the XVI. ..."
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