gustatory perception — noun the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus the candy left him with a bad taste the melon had a delicious taste • Syn: ↑taste, ↑taste sensation,… … Useful english dictionary
gustatory hallucination — Also known as gustatory phantasma and hallucination of taste. The term gustatory hallucination is indebted to the Latin noun gustus,which means taste. It is used to denote a taste sensation occurring in the absence of an appropriate tas tant.… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Gustatory system — The gustatory system is the sensory system for the sense of taste. Importance Humans require a way to distinguish between safe and dangerous foods. Bitter and sour foods we find unpleasant, while salty, sweet, and meaty tasting foods generally… … Wikipedia
gustatory aura — The term gustatory aura comes from the Latin noun gustus (taste) and the Greek noun aura (wind, breeze, smell). It used to denote a type of *aura that manifests itself in the form of a *gustatory hallucination or *illusion. The gustatory aura… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
gustatory illusion — Also known as taste illusion. The term gustatory illusion is indebted to the Latin noun gustus, which means taste. It is used to denote an aberrant taste sensation occurring in the presence of a tastant. The group of gustatory illusions… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
gustatory audition — a synesthesia in which certain sounds call up a sensation of taste … Medical dictionary
taste sensation — noun the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus the candy left him with a bad taste the melon had a delicious taste • Syn: ↑taste, ↑gustatory… … Useful english dictionary
Lexical-gustatory synesthesia — Lexical → gustatory synesthesia is one of the rarer forms of synesthesia, in which spoken or written words evoke vivid sensations of taste, sometimes including temperature and texture (e.g., for lexical gustatory synesthete JIW, jail tastes of… … Wikipedia
esthesis — noun an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation a sensation of touch • Syn: ↑sensation, ↑aesthesis, ↑sense experience, ↑sense impression, ↑sense datum • Derivationally related forms: ↑sense … Useful english dictionary
sense impression — noun an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation a sensation of touch • Syn: ↑sensation, ↑esthesis, ↑aesthesis, ↑sense experience, ↑sense datum • Derivationally related forms: ↑sense … Useful english dictionary
