parageusia

[ par-uh-gyoo-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]

/ ˌpær əˈgyu ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /

noun

an abnormal or hallucinatory sense of taste.

Nearby words

parafollicular cell, paraformaldehyde, paraganglioma, paraganglion, paragenesis, parageusia, paraglide, paraglider, paragliding, paraglyph printing, paragnathous

Origin of parageusia

1895–1900; < New Latin, equivalent to para- para-¹ + Greek geûs(is) taste + Latin -ia -ia

Related forms

par·a·geu·sic

[par-uh-gyoo-zik, -sik] /ˌpær əˈgyu zɪk, -sɪk/, adjective

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Medicine definitions for parageusia

parageusia

[ păr′ə-gyōō′zhə, -jōō′- ]

n.

A disordered or abnormal sense of taste.

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