| gustatory organ | Located in the papillae of the mucous membrane of the tongue, chiefly in the vallate papillae. Synonym: organum gustus, organ of taste. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| gustatory pore | The minute opening of a taste bud on the surface of the oral mucosa through which the gustatory hairs of the specialised neuroepithelial gustatory cells project. Synonym: porus gustatorius, taste pore. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gustatory rhinorrhoea | Watery nasal discharge associated with stimulation of the sense of taste. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gustatory sweating syndrome | <syndrome> Localised flushing and sweating of the ear and cheek in response to eating. Synonym: Frey's syndrome, gustatory sweating syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gustatory-sudorific reflex | Sweating, especially over the face, when chewing food. See: auriculotemporal nerve syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gustducin | <protein> Taste cell specific GTP-binding protein. Novel G_ subunit, resembles transducin more than any other G_. (18 Nov 1997) |