cacogeusia

cacogeusia

 [kak″o-ju´se-ah] a sensation of bad taste not related to the ingestion of specific substances.

cac·o·geu·si·a

(kak'ō-gū'sē-ă), A bad taste due to a bad-tasting substance, uncinate epilepsy, or a delusion.
See also: dysgeusia. [caco- + G. geusis, taste]

cacogeusia

(1) A sensation of bad taste.
(2) A sensation of bad taste (dysgeusia) in absence of gustatory stimuli.
(3) A sensation of bad taste in response to a substance, as an adverse effect of a tranquiliser or other drug, as a component of uncinate epilepsy, in hallucinations or in delusional states.

cac·o·geu·si·a

(kak'ō-gū'sē-ă) A bad taste. [caco- + G. geusis, taste]