ageusia

American  

[uh-gyoo-zee-uh, -zhee-uh, -zhuh] / əˈgyu zi ə, -ʒi ə, -ʒə /

Also ageustia

noun

Pathology.

1. loss or impairment of the sense of taste.

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ageusia British  

/ eɪˈɡjuːsɪə /

noun

1. pathol lack of the sense of taste

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Other Word Forms

• ageusic adjective

Etymology

Origin of ageusia

1840–50; < New Latin, equivalent to a- ⁶ + geus- (variant stem of Greek geúesthai to taste) + -ia -y ³

Example Sentences

And because of the connection between smell and taste, sometimes smell loss is accompanied by the inability to taste, or ageusia, as it did for many Covid patients.

From Salon

Saharsh correctly spelled ageusia — the loss of taste — and deanery — the residence for a member of the clergy of a particular rank.

From Seattle Times

After several weeks of anosmia and ageusia, when everything tasted of “ice cubes and cardboard,” she says, Sawbridge began to regain the most basic tastes—sweet, salty, sour—but no nuance of flavor, which comes from foods’ aromas.

From Scientific American

Researchers found that patients regularly complained of similar GI symptoms, including ageusia, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, anorexia, diarrhea, and vomiting.

From Fox News

Anosmia, the loss of sense of smell, and ageusia, an accompanying diminished sense of taste, have emerged as peculiar telltale signs of Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and possible markers of infection.

From New York Times