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Definition of Taste bud
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
Definition of Taste bud
1. Noun. (alternative form of tastebud) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Taste bud
1. One of a number of flask-shaped cell nests located in the epithelium of vallate, fungiform, and foliate papillae of the tongue and also in the soft palate, epiglottis, and posterior wall of the pharynx; it consists of sustentacular, gustatory, and basal cells between which the intragemmal sensory nerve fibres terminate. Synonym: caliculus gustatorius, gustatory bud, Schwalbe's corpuscle, taste bulb, taste corpuscle. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Taste Bud
Literary usage of Taste bud
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Edward Albert Schäfer, Johnson Symington, Thomas Hastie Bryce (1909)
"Every taste-bud contains two kinds of cells, termed respectively the ... They form
a complete envelope to the taste-bud, being fitted together like the ..."
2. The Physiology of the Senses by John Gray M'Kendrick, William Snodgrass (1907)
"7^ bud seen in the the area of mucous membrane ^ taste bud ... rod and taste
cells, and ultimately by the entire disappearance of the taste bud. ..."
3. ... The Sense of Taste by Harry Levi Hollingworth, Albert Theodor Poffenberger (1917)
"Relations Among the Structures Within the taste bud A great deal of experimental
work has been done to determine the relations among these three parts of ..."
4. ... The Sense of Taste by Harry Levi Hollingworth, Albert Theodor Poffenberger (1917)
"Relations Among the Structures Within the taste bud A great deal of experimental
work has been done to determine the relations among these three parts of ..."
5. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1900)
"The existence of the taste-bud is dependent on its connection with the nerve-fibres.
If the glossopharyngeal nerve be divided, and regeneration of the nerve ..."
6. A Text-book of histology by Frederick Randolph Bailey (1904)
"The taste bud (Fig. 286) is an ovoid epithelial structure embedded in the ...
Each taste bud consists of two kinds of cells, neuro-epithelial cells or ..."
7. A Text-book of Histology by Frederick Randolph Bailey (1906)
"The taste bud (Fig. 286) is an ovoid epithelial structure embedded in the ...
Each taste bud consists of two kinds of cells, neuro-epithelial cells or ..."
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