Psychiatry and Psychology

Taste

The ability to detect chemicals through gustatory receptors in the mouth, including those on the TONGUE; the PALATE; the PHARYNX; and the EPIGLOTTIS.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The ability to detect chemicals through gustatory receptors in the mouth, including those on the TONGUE; the PALATE; the PHARYNX; and the EPIGLOTTIS.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Gustation
  • Taste Sense
  • Gustations
  • Sense, Taste
  • Senses, Taste
  • Taste Senses
  • Tastes

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

differentiate from TASTE PERCEPTION: TASTE takes place in the mouth, TASTE PERCEPTION takes place in the brain

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  1. F02w.830w.816w.724w
  2. G11.561.790w.724w

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WI 212

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Taste. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013649. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013649
  2. Taste. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taste
  3. Taste. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124794