hypogeusia


hypogeusia

 [hi″po-goo´zhah] diminished sensitivity of taste" >taste; called also amblygeustia and hypogeusesthesia.

hy·po·geu·si·a

(hī'pō-gū'sē-ă), Diminished sense of taste due to transport disorders (in accessing the interior of the taste bud) or to sensorineural disorders (affecting the gustatory sensory cells or nerves, or the central gustatory neural pathways); may be hereditary or aquired; may be general to all tastants, partial to some tastants, or specific to one or more tastants. [hypo- + G. geusis, taste]

hypogeusia

A state of ↓ sensitivity to tastes

hy·po·geu·si·a

(hī'pō-gū'sē-ă) Blunting of the sense of taste. [hypo- + G. geusis, taste]

Hypogeusia

Diminshed taste perception.Mentioned in: Radioactive Implants

hy·po·geu·si·a

(hī'pō-gū'sē-ă) Diminished sense of taste due to transport or sensorineural disorders; may be general to all tastants, partial to some tastants, or specific to one or more tastants. [hypo- + G. geusis, taste]