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Ageusia; Anosmia; Dysgeusia; Dysosmia; Smelling Disorders |
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Ageusia (pronounced ay-GOO-see-uh) is the loss of taste functions of the tongue, particularly the inability to detect sweetness, sourness, bitterness, and saltiness. It is typically a symptom of anosmia - a loss of the sense of smell. Because the tongue can only indicate texture and differentiate between sweet, sour, bitter and salty, most of what is perceived as the sense of taste is actually derived from smell. ... 
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Anatomically, a nose is a protuberance in vertebrates that houses the nostrils, or nares, which admit and expel air for respiration. In most mammals, it also houses the nosehairs, which catch airborne particles and prevent them from reaching the lungs. Within and behind the nose is the olfactory mucosa and the sinuses. Behind the nasal cavity, air next passes through the pharynx, shared with the digestive system, and then into the rest of the respiratory system. ...
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Taste and Smell Disorders as related to Nose
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- MEEI - Smell and Taste Disorders
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- NIH - Taste and Smell Disorders
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- ThirdAge: Taste and Smell Disorders
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- B.Y. GHORAYEB, MD --OTOLARYNGOLOGY HOUSTON >Smell and Taste
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- Smell and Taste Disorders (Chemosensory Disorders)
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- Taste and Smell Disorders
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- Smelling disorders
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- The Smell & Taste Treatment & Research Foundation
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Detailed information on smell and taste disorders, including types, causes, diagnosis, and treatment at St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis Missouri
- eMedicine - Disorders of Taste and Smell : Article by Donald Leopold
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- Smell and Taste Disorders: A Primary Care Approach - January 15, 2000 ...
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