Neurological⭐ Less Common
Ageusia
/ay-GYOO-zee-uh/Simple Meaning:
Loss of the sense of taste.
Absence of taste perception, often associated with olfactory nerve dysfunction or medication side effects.
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Neurological⭐ Less Common
Aphasia
/uh-FAY-zhuh/Simple Meaning:
Difficulty understanding or producing language.
Impairment of language processing following stroke or brain injury affecting Broca's or Wernicke's speech areas.
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Aphonia
/ay-FOE-nee-uh/Simple Meaning:
Loss of the ability to produce vocal sound.
Inability to speak due to vocal cord pathology, severe laryngitis, or laryngeal nerve impairment.
Gastrointestinal⭐ Less Common
Borborygmi
/bor-boh-RIG-mee/Simple Meaning:
Rumbling sounds produced by intestinal movement.
Audible gurgling or splashing sounds caused by passage of gas and liquid through intestinal lumen during peristalsis.
Respiratory⭐ Less Common
Rhonchi
/RONG-kee/Simple Meaning:
Low-pitched abnormal breathing sounds.
Continuous low-pitched gurgling adventitious breath sounds caused by secretions in large airways.
Gastrointestinal⭐ Less Common
Tenesmus
/tuh-NEZ-muhs/Simple Meaning:
Feeling of needing to pass stool despite an empty bowel.
Distressing sensation of incomplete rectal evacuation accompanied by involuntary straining.
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