See Also: Taste(medicine)
taste(1)(dictionary)
taste(2)(dictionary)
taste bud(dictionary)
taste bud(medicine)
taste(dictionary)
taste(encyclopedia)
voltaic taste(medicine)
taste 1, noun(dictionary)
taste 2, verb(dictionary)

saluresis (iou) and taste (sh)


saluresis (iou)



saluresis noun. M20.
[formed as SALURETIC + DI)URESIS.]
Medicine. Excretion by the kidneys of a greater than usual quantity of salts.

taste (sh)




or taste perception

Special sense for perceiving and distinguishing the sweet, sour, bitter, or salty quality of a dissolved substance, mediated by taste buds on the tongue.

More than 9,000 taste buds on the tongue are responsible for the chemoreception of taste. Some taste buds are also found on the roof of the mouth and throat.