ANOSMIA

anosmia

(noun) absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

anosmia (countable and uncountable, plural anosmias)

Inability to smell; the inability to perceive odors.

Coordinate terms

• hyposmia

• ageusia

• blindness

• deafness

Anagrams

• Maisano, amsonia, anomias

Source: Wiktionary


A*nos"mi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Definition: Loss of the sense of smell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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