Parageusia is the medical term for a bad taste in the mouth. One common form of parageusia is a metallic taste of food. This can be a side effect of several medications, such as acetazolamide, eszopiclone, zopiclone, metronidazole, or etoposide. Metallic taste is also a type of dysgeusia which is frequently associated with infections in the mouth ...
A bad taste in the mouth. Also called dysgeusia.
Disordered or perverted sense of taste. ... Origin: para-+ G. Geusis, taste ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(par″ә-goo´zhә) perversion of the sense of taste. adj., parageu´sic., adj.
Type: Term Pronunciation: par′ă-gū′sē-ă Synonyms: dysgeusia
parageusia (par uh GYOO see uh; par uh JYOO see uh) A disordered or perverted sense of taste.