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MeSH Heading: Dysgeusia
Tree Number(s): C10.597.751.861.479; C23.888.592.763.861.479
Unique ID: D004408
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004408
Annotation: do not confuse with AGEUSIA, loss of sense of taste
Scope Note: A condition characterized by alterations of the sense of taste which may range from mild to severe, including gross distortions of taste quality.
Entry Term(s): Parageusia; Taste, Altered; Taste, Distorted
Public MeSH Note: 1991; see TASTE DISORDERS 1975-1990
History Note: 1991(1975)
Date Introduced: 1991/01/01
Last Updated: 2018/05/21

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Dysgeusia MeSH Descriptor Data 2026