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Taste and Smell Disorders |
Ageusia; Anosmia; Dysgeusia; Dysosmia; Smelling Disorders |
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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Dysgeusia is the distortion or decrease of the sense of taste. See also ...
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Source: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Smell Disorders ... The sense of smell is part of our chemical sensing system, or the chemosenses. Sensory cells in our nose, mouth, and throat have a role in helping us interpret smells, as well as taste flavors. Micros...
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Taste and Smell Disorders Articles
- Scientist Finds the Gene that Determines Major Sensitivity to Bitter Taste
... Bethesda, Maryland — For the first time, in a collaboration between the National Institutes of Health, the University of Utah and Stanford University, scientists have identified the gene that det... - Smell Disorders
... The sense of smell is part of our chemical sensing system, or the chemosenses. Sensory cells in our nose, mouth, and throat have a role in helping us interpret smells, as well as taste flavors. Micros... - Taste Disorders
... Taste belongs to our chemical sensing system, or the chemosenses. The complex process of tasting begins when tiny molecules released by the substances around us stimulate special cells in the nose, mo... - What You Need to Know About Natural Gas Detectors
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