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Phantogeusia is

A
Perception of pain in absence of any recognized stimuli
B
Impairment of the sense of taste
C
Painful tongue
D
Painful pyrosis in absence of any recognized stimuli
High-Yield Explanation
Taste Dysfunctions 1. Ageusia: Complete loss of all taste stimuli 2. Hypogeusia: Impairment of the sense of taste or decreased sensitivity for all taste stimuli 3. Dysgeusia or parageusia: A distortion or perversion in the perception of a taste 4. Phantogeusia or gustatory hallucination: Perception of a taste in the absence of any recognized taste stimulus Cacogeusia: Bad taste Torquegeusia: Twisted taste 5. Hypergeusia: Increased sensitivity for all taste stimuli, some or a single stimulus 6. Gustatory agnosia: Loss of the ability to classify, contrast or identify a given taste stimulus verbally 7. Glossodynia: Painful tongue 8. Glossopyroses: Painful pyrosis

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