anosmia (redirected from Olfaction disorders)

an·os·mi·a  (n-zm-)

n.

Loss of the sense of smell.

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[New Latin : Greek an-, without; see a-¹ + Greek osm, odor.]

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an·osmic adj.

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anosmia [ænˈɒzmɪə -ˈɒs-]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol loss of the sense of smell, usually as the result of a lesion of the olfactory nerve, disease in another organ or part, or obstruction of the nasal passages

[from New Latin, from an- + Greek osmē smell, from ozein to smell]

anosmatic  [ˌænɒzˈmætɪk], anosmic adj

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anosmia

Medicine. the absence of the sense of smell; olfactory anesthesia. Also called anosphrasia. — anosmic, adj.

See also: Odors

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

anosmia - absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages) dysomia - impairment of the sense of smell