Hypogeusia
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Hypogeusia is a reduced ability to taste things (to taste sweet, sour, bitter, or salty substances). The complete lack of taste is referred to as Ageusia.
One known cause of hypogeusia is the chemotherapy drug bleomycin, an antitumor antibiotic.
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