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TASTE TESTER [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
DEF

A direct current electrical stimulator for measuring the threshold of taste by passing a small current from one side of the tongue to either the tip of the tongue or another midline point on the cranium (e.g. the nose).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
DEF

En gustométrie, appareil utilisé pour mesurer l'intensité des senations gustatives au moyen de courants électriques de faible intensité appliquées sur la langue.

OBS

Gustométrie : étude de la perception gustative dans les deux tiers antérieurs de la langue permet de diagnostiquer une atteinte en amont de la corde du tympan.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumental médico
OBS

Gustometría: examen del sentido del gusto, especialmente distinción entre los diversos sabores.

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