ageusia

English

Alternative forms

• ageustia

Etymology

From a- (negative prefix) + Ancient Greek γεῦσις (geûsis, “taste”) + -ia. See also γεύω (geúō, “to taste”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈɡjuːzɪə/, /æˈɡjuːzɪə/, /əˈɡjuːʒə/, /æˈɡjuːʒə/

Noun

ageusia (countable and uncountable, plural ageusias)

1. Absence of the sense of taste.
2. Partial or complete loss of the sense of taste.

Related terms

• ageusiac
• ageusic
• dysgeusia
• parageusia
• anosmia

Translations

loss of the sense of taste

• Catalan: agèusia f
• Chinese: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: ageusia (fi), makuaistin menetys
• French: agueusie (fr) f
• Italian: ageusia (it) f
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Persian: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: ageusia f, ageustia f
• Spanish: ageusia (es) f

See also

• bedizen

Anagrams

• Augeias

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ageustia

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʒewˈzi.ɐ/ [a.ʒeʊ̯ˈzi.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʒewˈzi.ɐ/ [a.ʒeʊ̯ˈzi.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʒewˈzi.a/ [a.ʒeʊ̯ˈzi.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʒewˈzi.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧geu‧si‧a

Noun

ageusia f (uncountable)

1. ageusia (loss of the sense of taste)