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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesparageusia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pa.ɾa.ʒewˈzi.ɐ
"A parageusia pode causar um gosto metálico na boca."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A distortion or perversion of the sense of taste, typically causing normal foods or substances to taste persistently abnormal, metallic, salty, foul, or sweet.
"The chemotherapy medication induced severe parageusia, making even plain water taste strongly of copper." - 2
A medical condition characterized by a persistent and unpleasant alteration of gustatory perception.
"Neurological evaluations often screen for parageusia when patients report unexplained and chronic changes in their palate."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Modern Latin, combining the Greek prefix 'para-' (meaning abnormal or altered) with 'geusia' (meaning sense of taste, from Greek 'geusis'). Coined in medical terminology during the 19th century to clinically designate any perversion or distortion of the gustatory sense.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Parageusia" is said worldwide
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paragueusie
Transliteration: pa.ʁa.ɡø.zi
"La paragueusie est un trouble fréquent après certaines infections virales."
Parageusie
Transliteration: paʁaɡɔɪˈziː
"Eine Parageusie führt zu einer veränderten Wahrnehmung von Geschmäckern."
parageusia
Transliteration: pa.raˈdʒu.zi.a
"La parageusia altera la percezione normale dei sapori."
parageusia
Transliteration: pa.ɾaˈxew.sja
"El paciente sufre de parageusia tras el tratamiento médico."
parageusia
Transliteration: pa.ɾa.ʒewˈzi.ɐ
"A parageusia pode causar um gosto metálico na boca."
स्वाद विकृति
Transliteration: swad vikriti
"पारागूसिया के कारण उसे हर चीज़ का स्वाद अजीब लगता है।"
味觉异常
Transliteration: wìjué yìcháng
"这种药物可能会引起味觉异常。"
미각이상
Transliteration: migak isang
"그 환자는 미각이상 증세를 호소했다."
味覚異常
Transliteration: mikaku ijō
"薬の副作用で味覚異常が起こることがあります。"
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