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Hypogeusia
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decrease in taste sensations
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ageusia
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absence of taste sensations-- may follow head injury
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parageusia
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aperversion of taste that can occur in the elderly or in cancer patients where it elads to anorexia, in both cases.
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Least developed sense
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smell
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olfactory functions
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taste
safety mood memory |
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causes of anosmia
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Alzeheimers
polys in the nose Virus Head injury |
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Parosmia
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Perveted sense of smell which may occur withs evere depression
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Anosmia
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The complete loss of smell
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Hyperesthesia
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Increased sensitivity to tactile stimuli
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Anesthesia
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loss of sensation, especially of touch
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Paresthesia
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abnormal spontaneous sensation
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glomerulonephritis
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Bilateral inflamattory disease of the kidney that begins in the glomerulus
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azoemia
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excessive nitrogenous waste products in blood. Increased serum urea levels (BUN)
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Uremia
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Retention of toxic wasts, e' disorders and nitrogenous waste products. Broadrer term than azotemia, is a syndrome of renal failure
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kidney stones are usually..
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ca oxalate
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