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Definition of Taste bud
1. Noun. An oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue.
Exact synonyms: Gustatory Organ, Tastebud
Terms within: Neuroepithelium, Gustatory Cell, Taste Cell
Generic synonyms: Chemoreceptor
Group relationships: Clapper, Glossa, Lingua, Tongue, Epiglottis, Palate, Roof Of The Mouth, Pharynx, Throat
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)
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