- gustatory
- adjective Date: 1684 relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste • gustatorily adverb
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Gustatory — Gust a*to*ry, a. Pertaining to, or subservient to, the sense of taste; as, the gustatory nerve which supplies the front of the tongue. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gustatory — (adj.) 1680s, from L. gustatus sense of taste; a taste, noun use of pp. of gustare to taste (see GUSTO (Cf. gusto)) + ORY (Cf. ory) … Etymology dictionary
gustatory — [gus′tətôr′ē əlgus′tə tôr΄ē] adj. [< L gustatus, pp. (see GUSTATION) + ORY] of or having to do with tasting or the sense of taste: also gustative [gus′tətiv] or gustatorial [gus′tətôr′ē əl] … English World dictionary
gustatory — Relating to gustation, or taste. * * * gus·ta·to·ry gəs tə .tōr ē, .tȯr adj relating to, affecting, associated with, or being the sense of taste <gustatory nerves> <gustatory stimulation> gus·ta·to·ri·ly .gəs tə tōr ə lē, tȯr adv *… … Medical dictionary
gustatory corpuscle — gustatory bud or gustatory corpuscle, any of the small, flask shaped bodies in the epithelium of the tongue, believed to be organs of taste … Useful english dictionary
gustatory bud — or gustatory corpuscle, any of the small, flask shaped bodies in the epithelium of the tongue, believed to be organs of taste … Useful english dictionary
gustatory cell — n TASTE CELL … Medical dictionary
gustatory hallucination — Also known as gustatory phantasma and hallucination of taste. The term gustatory hallucination is indebted to the Latin noun gustus,which means taste. It is used to denote a taste sensation occurring in the absence of an appropriate tas tant.… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
gustatory aura — The term gustatory aura comes from the Latin noun gustus (taste) and the Greek noun aura (wind, breeze, smell). It used to denote a type of *aura that manifests itself in the form of a *gustatory hallucination or *illusion. The gustatory aura… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Gustatory system — The gustatory system is the sensory system for the sense of taste. Importance Humans require a way to distinguish between safe and dangerous foods. Bitter and sour foods we find unpleasant, while salty, sweet, and meaty tasting foods generally… … Wikipedia
Gustatory sweating — Sweating on the forehead, face, scalp, and neck occurring soon after ingesting food. Some gustatory sweating is normal after eating hot, spicy foods. Otherwise, gustatory sweating is most commonly a result of damage to a nerve that goes to the… … Medical dictionary
