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PRONUNCIATION OF TASTE BUD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TASTE BUD

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Taste bud is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TASTE BUD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Taste bud

Taste buds contain the receptors for taste. They are located around the small structures on the upper surface of the tongue, soft palate, upper esophagus and epiglottis, which are called papillae. These structures are involved in detecting the five elements of taste perception: salty, sour, bitter, sweet, and umami. A popular myth assigns these different tastes to different regions of the tongue; in reality these tastes can be detected by any area of the tongue. Via small openings in the tongue epithelium, called taste pores, parts of the food dissolved in saliva come into contact with taste receptors. These are located on top of the taste receptor cells that constitute the taste buds. The taste receptor cells send information detected by clusters of various receptors and ion channels to the gustatory areas of the brain via the seventh, ninth and tenth cranial nerves. On average, the human tongue has 3,000–10,000 taste buds.

Definition of taste bud in the English dictionary

The definition of taste bud in the dictionary is any of the elevated oval-shaped sensory end organs on the surface of the tongue, by means of which the sensation of taste is experienced.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TASTE BUD

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Tassy
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WORDS THAT END LIKE TASTE BUD

big bud
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rosebud

Synonyms and antonyms of taste bud in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «taste bud» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TASTE BUD

Find out the translation of taste bud to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of taste bud from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «taste bud» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

味蕾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la yema del gusto
570 millions of speakers

English

taste bud
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वाद कली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

براعم التذوق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вкусовой рецептор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gosto de gemas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বাদ কুঁড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

papilles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

deria rasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geschmacksknospe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

味蕾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미뢰
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rasa bud
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hương vị nụ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுவை மொட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चव ग्रंथि
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tat alma cisimciği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

papilla gustativa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

smak pączek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смаковий рецептор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gust bud
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γεύση οφθαλμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

smaakbeker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smaklök
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

smaksløk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of taste bud

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TASTE BUD»

The term «taste bud» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.834 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TASTE BUD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about taste bud

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TASTE BUD»

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1
Taste Bud Travels
Comprising 16 fiction and ten non-fiction titles, the 25 books at each level span a two-year reading age and the three-tier levelling system within each level facilitates an accurate match of reading ability and text.
Nelson Thornes Limited, 2000
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Taste and Smell: An Update
It is still not known how activation of TRPM5 on taste bud cells leads to generation of action potentials on afferent nerve fibers. However, it is believed that influx of monovalent cations through TRPM5 channels depolarizes taste bud cells.
Thomas Hummel, Antje Welge-Lüssen, 2006
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Human Microscopic Anatomy: An Atlas for Students of Medicine ...
Each taste bud is an onion-like group of 20-50 fusiform cells located within a nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium. Taste buds extend from the basal lamina (BL) to the taste chamber (TC) that communicates with the oral cavity by ...
Radivoj V. Krstic, 1991
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Taste and Smell Disorders
the presence or lack of dense granules in their apical portion1-2; intermediate cells with characteristics between these extremes are also described.3 Cells within a taste bud are arranged in a concentric columnar fashion with their apical  ...
Allen M. Seiden, 1997
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Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems
The chemoreceptors for taste sensation are packaged in taste buds, about 10,000 of which are present in the oral cavity and throat, with the greatest percentage on the upper surface of the tongue (○ Figure 6-44). A taste bud consists of about ...
Lauralee Sherwood, 2008
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Ballenger's Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
B. TYPES OF PAPILLAE Taste Bud Synapses CIRCUMVALLATE Figure 10 Schematic of tongue showing the three major types of taste bud-containing papillae (B) and their general lingual location (A). Structure of taste bud is shown in C.
James Byron Snow, Phillip A. Wackym, John Jacob Ballenger, 2009
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Mechanisms of Taste Transduction
TABLE. OF. CONTENTS. I. Introduction to Taste Bud Development 106 A. Comparative Studies of Taste Bud Development 108 B . Types of Taste Cells and Their Development 108 C. Nerve Fibers: Their Connections and Development Ill II.
Sidney A. Simon, Stephen D. Roper, 1993
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Regeneration of Vertebrate Sensory Receptor Cells
Presson: On this question of the migration of the precursor cells in the taste bud, from the discussion I have a picture of active migration, where the precursor cells are coming from the outside and crossing some sort of boundary; but there is ...
CIBA Foundation Symposium, 2008
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Applied Oral Physiology
N0 blood or lymphatic vessels are associated with any portion of the taste bud. Conceivably, epithelial cells adjacent to the outer membrane of the taste bud migrate into the bud and under the influence of neural and possibly salivary stimuli ...
Christopher L. B. Lavelle, 1988
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Taste and Smell in Vertebrates
TASTE BUD INNERVATION Mammalian taste buds are usually associated with papillae. They are highly innervated. Our study with the rat fungiform papilla shows that about 200 unmyelinated nerve fibres enter the base of the papilla, and 20 ...
CIBA Foundation Symposium, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TASTE BUD»

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Scientists have discovered a new taste that could make food more …
There are thousands of taste buds on a single human tongue — and on the tops and bottoms and sides of our mouths. And receptors are all over our taste buds ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Taste Bud: 20 food and drink firms win Tesco listing
They were one of 20 companies to win a place on the Taste Bud programme run by Tesco and Bord Bia to help food companies get listed with the supermarket ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
3
World's first images of taste buds in action
The human tongue contains more than 2,000 taste buds, which can distinguish between the five main tastes: salty, sweet, sour, bitter and umami. However ... «CBS News, Apr 15»
4
Robo chef: Would you trust a cook with no taste buds?
"Never trust a skinny chef," goes the old saying. But what about one without taste buds? It might not be able to sample its own handy work, but this robot chef can ... «CNNMoney, Apr 15»
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Sweet, bitter, savory: penguins lack three of the five basic tastes
Compared with mammals, birds are thought to be poor tasters, due in part to the observations that they have fewer taste buds on their tongues and lack teeth for ... «University of Michigan News, Feb 15»
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The Cold May Have Cost Penguins Most of Their Taste Buds
And their tongues, rather than having taste buds, a primary flavor receptor, are laden with sharp, spike-like papillae, which serve as grippers for catching prey. «Smithsonian, Feb 15»
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Scientists Want To Add Fat To Basic Taste Flavors: Fat-Sensitive …
In the team's previous research, they studied 500 volunteers' sensitivity to the taste for fat. They argue that the tongue's taste buds can detect the presence of ... «Medical Daily, Feb 15»
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'Umami taste buds important for overall health'
The ability to taste umami in food could have an effect on overall health, particularly in older people, Japanese researchers suggest. Sweet, salty, sour, bitter and ... «BBC News, Jan 15»
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Tetley insures taste buds of its $1.6 million 'tea tester'
tetley sebastian michaelis Tetley tea taster Sebastian Michaelis has sampled more than 250,000 blends of tea during his career. «CNNMoney, Nov 14»
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The tongue taste map is WRONG, scientists reveal
Scientists at Columbia University say neurons in the brain not cells in the tongue decide taste. They say our thousands of taste buds can all detect different ... «Daily Mail, Nov 14»

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