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ageusia

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

noun

, Pathology.
  1. loss or impairment of the sense of taste.

ageusia

/ eɪˈɡjuːsɪə /

noun

  1. pathol lack of the sense of taste

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Other Words From

  • a·geu·sic [uh, -, gyoo, -zik, -sik], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ageusia1

1840–50; < New Latin, equivalent to a- 6 + geus- (variant stem of Greek geúesthai to taste) + -ia -y 3

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ageusia1

C20: from a- 1+ Greek geusis taste

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