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taste cell
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | taste cell - an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nervegustatory cellepithelial cell - one of the closely packed cells forming the epitheliumgustatory organ, taste bud, tastebud - an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue |
EncyclopediaSeecelltaste cell
taste cellAny of the neuroepithelial cells within a taste bud that are receptors for the sense of taste. Each possesses on the free surface a short gustatory hair that projects through the inner taste pore. Synonym: taste receptor cellSee also: cellLegalSeeCelltaste cell
Synonyms for taste cellnoun an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerveSynonymsRelated Words- epithelial cell
- gustatory organ
- taste bud
- tastebud
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