Synonym for hemiageusia ... Loss of taste from one side of the tongue. ... Synonym: hemiageustia, hemigeusia. ... Origin: hemi-+ G. A-priv. + geusis, taste ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(hem″e-goo´zhә) absence of the sense of taste on one side of the tongue.
Type: Term Pronunciation: hem′ē-gū′sē-ă Synonyms: hemiageusia
hemigeusia (hem' ee uh GYOO see uh); hemiageustia (hem' ee uh GYOOS tee uh) Loss of taste from one side (half) of the tongue.