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dysgeusia

/dɪsˈɡuːʒə/

dysgeusia noun: the distortion or loss of the sense of taste; taste disorder.

Noun

dysgeusia (countable and uncountable, plural dysgeusias)

  1. The distortion or loss of the sense of taste; taste disorder.

dysgeusia meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

dysgeusia in Tamil

சுவைக்குழப்பம்

dysgeusia in Indonesian

distortion or loss of sense of taste
disgeusia

Forms of dysgeusia

pluraldysgeusias

Origin of dysgeusia

By surface analysis, dys- + Ancient Greek γεῦσις (geûsis, “taste”) + -ia.

Questions about dysgeusia

What does dysgeusia mean?
Dysgeusia means the distortion or loss of the sense of taste; taste disorder.
What is dysgeusia in Tamil?
Dysgeusia in Tamil is சுவைக்குழப்பம். See Dysgeusia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dysgeusia?
Dysgeusia is a noun.
How do you pronounce dysgeusia?
Dysgeusia is pronounced /dɪsˈɡuːʒə/.
What is the plural of dysgeusia?
The plural of dysgeusia is dysgeusias.

Words near dysgeusia in the dictionary

  1. dysgenics
  2. dysgeogenous
  3. dysgerminoma
  4. dysgerminomas
  5. dysgerminomata
  6. dysgeusia
  7. dysgeusias
  8. dysgeusic
  9. dysglobulinemia
  10. dysglobulinemias
  11. dysglycaemia

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