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

Other Words From

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ageusia¹

C20: from a- ¹+ Greek geusis taste