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The '''taste bud''' is an organ on the [[tongue]] that mediates the sensation of taste with objects that come in contact with them, including [[food]] and [[beverage]]s.
 
The '''taste bud''' is an organ on the [[tongue]] that mediates the sensation of taste with objects that come in contact with them, including [[food]] and [[beverage]]s.
   
In [[2151]], [[Hoshi Sato]] proposed that [[scan]]ning the taste buds of [[Malcolm Reed]] won't help her to identify his favorite food. [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]] told her that medically there is no accounting for taste. ({{ENT|Silent Enemy}})
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In [[2151]], [[Hoshi Sato]] considered [[scan]]ning [[Malcolm Reed]]'s taste buds to identify his favorite food but soon realized it would not work. [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]] told her that medically there was no accounting for taste. ({{ENT|Silent Enemy}})
   
 
In [[2374]], when [[Seven of Nine]] was reluctant to begin sampling more "pungent" foods, [[Neelix]] told her that [[The Doctor]] had informed him that she had a full complement of taste buds, but she had hardly begun to use them. ({{VOY|Mortal Coil}})
 
In [[2374]], when [[Seven of Nine]] was reluctant to begin sampling more "pungent" foods, [[Neelix]] told her that [[The Doctor]] had informed him that she had a full complement of taste buds, but she had hardly begun to use them. ({{VOY|Mortal Coil}})

Revision as of 10:33, 16 December 2014

The taste bud is an organ on the tongue that mediates the sensation of taste with objects that come in contact with them, including food and beverages.

In 2151, Hoshi Sato considered scanning Malcolm Reed's taste buds to identify his favorite food but soon realized it would not work. Doctor Phlox told her that medically there was no accounting for taste. (ENT: "Silent Enemy")

In 2374, when Seven of Nine was reluctant to begin sampling more "pungent" foods, Neelix told her that The Doctor had informed him that she had a full complement of taste buds, but she had hardly begun to use them. (VOY: "Mortal Coil")

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