Preferred Label : Taste bud;
FMA definition : Organ component, each instance of which is some cluster of specialized epithelial
cells that includes taste receptor cells, basal cells, and, supporting cells, which
are connected to some gustatory nerve endings; it is located around the bases of some
vallate, fungiform, and foliate papillae of the tongue and provides the sense of taste.;
Origin ID : 54825;
UMLS CUI : C0039337;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Constitutional part
- Constitutional part of
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Organ component, each instance of which is some cluster of specialized epithelial
cells that includes taste receptor cells, basal cells, and, supporting cells, which
are connected to some gustatory nerve endings; it is located around the bases of some
vallate, fungiform, and foliate papillae of the tongue and provides the sense of taste.
