esthesis vs gustatory perception

gustatory perception vs esthesis

esthesis and gustatory perception both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
esthesis	Yes	No	No	No
gustatory perception	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gustatory perception is a hyponym of esthesis; that is, gustatory perception is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than esthesis:

esthesis: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
gustatory perception: the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

Other hyponyms of esthesis include limen, threshold, masking, vision, visual sensation, odor, odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation, auditory sensation, sound, synaesthesia, synesthesia, subception, subliminal perception.

esthesis (noun)	gustatory perception (noun)
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation	the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

Difference between esthesis and gustatory perception

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