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TASTE CELL
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
An epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve
Synonyms:
gustatory cell; taste cell
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("taste cell" is a kind of...):
epithelial cell (one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium)
Holonyms ("taste cell" is a part of...):
gustatory organ; taste bud; tastebud (an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue)
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