Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Loss of the sense of taste.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
ageustia .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Absence of the sense oftaste . - noun Partial or complete
loss of thesense of taste.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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You may feel you are doing a public service in writing a picture book about little Samantha's ageusia.
Definitions for the Perplexed: "Issue" Books Editorial Anonymous 2010
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Fevers, chills, sweats while wearing sweats, and then having to get out of my sweats because of the sweat; anorexia (not nervosa) but with plenty of nausea (not vomiting), ageusia (lack of taste (for food not fashion)), odynophagia, dysphonia, insomnia, headaches.
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The medical term for a complete inability to taste is ageusia (uh-gyou-zee-uh).
Loss of Taste and Smell: Anosmia, Loss of Smell & COVID-19 2023
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A complete loss of smell (anosmia) or loss of taste (ageusia) is rare.
Loss of Taste and Smell: Anosmia, Loss of Smell & COVID-19 2023
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