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parageusia

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

noun

  1. an abnormal or hallucinatory sense of taste.

Other Word Forms

  • parageusic adjective

Etymology

Origin of parageusia

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

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

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