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anosmic

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an·os·mi·a  (n-zm-)
n.
Loss of the sense of smell.

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

an·osmic adj.
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Adj.1.anosmicanosmic - relating to an impairment or loss of the sense of smell
2.anosmicanosmic - having impaired sense of smell      
impaired - diminished in strength, quality, or utility; "impaired eyesight"


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Symptom severity was rated as absent (0), intermittent (1), or constant (2), and sense of smell was rated as excellent (0), impaired (1), or anosmic (2).
Ability to perceive androstenone can be acquired by ostensibly anosmic people.
In a careful cross-comparison, Cometto-Muniz and Cain found that the localization procedure produced equivalent results among normosmic and anosmic subjects, as well as results equivalent to forced-choice discrimination among the latter group (26).
 
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