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Noun: gustatory cell
  1. An epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve
    - taste cell

Derived forms: gustatory cells

Type of: epithelial cell

Part of: gustatory organ, taste bud, tastebud

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