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Abstract
Conditions characterized by an alteration in gustatory function or perception. Taste disorders are frequently associated with OLFACTION DISORDERS. Additional potential etiologies include METABOLIC DISEASES; DRUG TOXICITY; and taste pathway disorders (e.g., TASTE BUD diseases; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE DISEASES; and BRAIN STEM diseases).
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- Taste Disorder
- Taste Disorder, Anterior Tongue
- Taste Disorder, Posterior Tongue
- Taste Disorder, Primary
- Taste Disorder, Primary, Bitter
- Taste Disorder, Primary, Salt
- Taste Disorder, Primary, Sweet
- Taste Disorder, Secondary
- Taste Disorder, Secondary, Bitter
- Taste Disorder, Secondary, Salt
- Taste Disorder, Secondary, Sweet
- Taste Dysfunction
- Taste, Metallic
- Dysfunction, Taste
- Metallic Taste
- Metallic Tastes
- Primary Taste Disorder
- Primary Taste Disorders
- Secondary Taste Disorder
- Secondary Taste Disorders
- Taste Disorders, Primary
- Taste Disorders, Secondary
- Tastes, Metallic
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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1973(1971)
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- Taste (1966-1970)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Taste Disorders. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013651. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013651
- Taste Disorders. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18975305