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Taste

Introduction: Taste

Description of Taste

Taste: (1) To perceive through the gustatory system. (2) The sensation produced by a suitable stimulus applied to the taste buds. [It. tastare; L. tango, to touch]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Taste: sense effected by the gustatory receptors in the tongue; primarily sweet, sour, salty and bitter.
Source: CRISP

Taste: The sensation or perception of certain qualities of substances put in the mouth, primarily sweet, sour, salt and bitter.
Source: MeSH 2007

Taste as an Organ

Taste (organ): Sense of taste mainly of the tongue.

Taste (organ): See Taste (organ information).

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More specific terms for Taste:

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Taste

Source - MeSH 2007

Source - CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Taste:

Source: CRISP

The description of Taste may also be used for the following terms:

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Taste

The following list attempts to classify Taste into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

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