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gustatory modality vs exteroception

exteroception vs gustatory modality

gustatory modality and exteroception both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gustatory modality Yes No No No
exteroception Yes No No No
As nouns, exteroception is a hypernym of gustatory modality; that is, exteroception is a word with a broader meaning than gustatory modality:
  • gustatory modality: the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
  • exteroception: sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
Other hypernyms of gustatory modality include modality, sense modality, sensory system.
gustatory modality (noun) exteroception (noun)
the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
Difference between gustatory modality and exteroception

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