parageusia

[ par-uh-gyoo-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
/ ˌpær əˈgyu ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /

noun

an abnormal or hallucinatory sense of taste.

Origin of parageusia

1895–1900; < New Latin, equivalent to para- para-1 + Greek geûs(is) taste + Latin -ia -ia

OTHER WORDS FROM parageusia

par·a·geu·sic [par-uh-gyoo-zik, -sik] /ˌpær əˈgyu zɪk, -sɪk/, adjective

Words nearby parageusia

parafollicular cell, paraformaldehyde, paraganglioma, paraganglion, paragenesis, parageusia, paraglide, paraglider, paragliding, paraglyph printing, paragnathous

Medical definitions for parageusia

parageusia
[ păr′ə-gyōō′zhə, -jōō′- ]

n.

A disordered or abnormal sense of taste.