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Table 1.

Taste terminology.

TASTE TERMINOLOGY	DESCRIPTION
Ageusia	Complete loss of taste sensation³⁸^,¹⁰²
Aliageusia	Bad taste to normally considered “good” taste¹⁰⁵
Dysgeusia	General term used for any abnormal taste sensation¹⁰⁴
Gustation	The scientific term given for the process of taste sensation⁹⁵
Hypergeusia	Increased sense of taste³⁸
Hypogeusia	Diminished sense of taste³⁸
Parageusia	Altered taste sensation in the presence of a tastant¹⁰³
Phantogeusia	Taste sensation in the absence of a tastant¹⁰³
Presbygeusia	An alteration in taste sensation considered as a result of aging¹⁰⁶
Tastant	Any chemical that elicits taste sensation¹⁰¹
Taste Agnosia	A term used when a person cannot recognize a taste sensation, independent of normalcy in intellect, sensory processing, and linguistic abilities¹⁰⁷