parageusia

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

noun

1. an abnormal or hallucinatory sense of taste.

Other Word Forms

• parageusic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of parageusia¹

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

Example Sentences

Parageusia, par-a-gū′si-a, n. perverted sense of taste—also Parageu′sis.—adj.

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