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erythrasma(medicine)
Erythrasma(health)
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organ of taste (medicine) and Erythrasma (health)


organ of taste (medicine)


organ of taste -->
gustatory organ


Located in the papillae of the mucous membrane of the tongue, chiefly in the vallate papillae.

Synonym: organum gustus, organ of taste.


Erythrasma (health)


A chronic superficial slowly spreading skin infection, especially in the folds of the body and webs between the toes, caused by a bacterium called Corynebacterium minutissimum. Erythrasma most often affects adults, especially those with diabetes, and people in the tropics.