| NOUN | body | taste cell, gustatory cell | an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve |
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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. | |
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| Synonym | gustatory cell | |
| Part of | tastebud, taste bud, gustatory organ | An oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue |
| Broader | epithelial cell | One of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium |
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