The minute opening of a taste bud on the surface of the oral mucosa through which the gustatory hairs of the specialised neuroepithelial gustatory cells project. [ http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?gustatory+pore ]
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cross reference
- UMLS:C0226971 (ncithesaurus:Taste_Pore)
- NCIT:C33738
- FMA:63589
- SCTID:368724008
definition
The minute opening of a taste bud on the surface of the oral mucosa through which the gustatory hairs of the specialised neuroepithelial gustatory cells project.