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Definitions

Noun

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

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gustation

Etymology

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

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