ageusia

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

noun Pathology.

loss or impairment of the sense of taste.

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Also a·geu·sti·a [uh-gyoo-stee-uh] /əˈgyu sti ə/.

Origin of ageusia

1840–50; < New Latin, equivalent to a-6 + geus- (variant stem of Greek geúesthai to taste) + -ia -y3

OTHER WORDS FROM ageusia

a·geu·sic [uh-gyoo-zik, -sik] /əˈgyu zɪk, -sɪk/, adjective

Words nearby ageusia

agentive, agentry, ager, ageratum, agesilaus ii, ageusia, aggadah, agger, aggers, aggeus, aggie
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British Dictionary definitions for ageusia

ageusia
/ (eɪˈɡjuːsɪə) /

noun

pathol lack of the sense of taste

Word Origin for ageusia

C20: from a- 1 + Greek geusis taste
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Medical definitions for ageusia

ageusia
[ ə-gyōō′zhə, -jōō′- ]

n.

Loss of the sense of taste.
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