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dysgeusia Audio
[ dis-gyoo-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Taste Disorders
Definitions related to dysgeusia:
  • A condition characterized by alterations of the sense of taste which may range from mild to severe, including gross distortions of taste quality.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Impaired sense of taste.
    Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and Psychology
    BJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
  • Abnormal sense of taste.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (parageusia) A distortion of the sense of taste, often characterized by the sensation of a metallic taste.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • A disorder characterized by abnormal sensual experience with the taste of foodstuffs; it can be related to a decrease in the sense of smell.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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