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ageusia
[ uh-gyoo-zee-uh, -zhee-uh, -zhuh ]
noun
- loss or impairment of the sense of taste.
ageusia
/ ±ðɪˈɡÂá³Ü˲õɪə /
noun
- pathol lack of the sense of taste
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹Â·²µ±ð³Ü·²õ¾±³¦ [uh, -, gyoo, -zik, -sik], adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ageusia1
Example Sentences
And because of the connection between smell and taste, sometimes smell loss is accompanied by the inability to taste, or ageusia, as it did for many Covid patients.
Saharsh correctly spelled ageusia — the loss of taste — and deanery — the residence for a member of the clergy of a particular rank.
After several weeks of anosmia and ageusia, when everything tasted of “ice cubes and cardboard,†she says, Sawbridge began to regain the most basic tastes—sweet, salty, sour—but no nuance of flavor, which comes from foods’ aromas.
Researchers found that patients regularly complained of similar GI symptoms, including ageusia, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, anorexia, diarrhea, and vomiting.
Anosmia, the loss of sense of smell, and ageusia, an accompanying diminished sense of taste, have emerged as peculiar telltale signs of Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and possible markers of infection.
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