cacogeusia

cacogeusia
A bad taste due to a bad-tasting substance, uncinate epilepsy, or a delusion. SEE ALSO: dysgeusia. [caco- + G. geusis, taste]

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caco·geu·sia (kak″o-gooґzhə) [caco- + Gr. geusis taste + -ia] a parageusia consisting of bad taste not related to the ingestion of specific substances, or associated with gustatory stimuli usually considered to be pleasant.

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