anosmia
noun
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
anosmic
-
a word derived from
anosmia.
Example Sentences
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For Rob Seitz, a 39 congenital anosmic from Philadelphia, acquired anosmics bring up a complex slew of feelings.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2022
“Now it’s a big deal and everyone wants to commiserate on the things they’re missing out on and the things that aren’t the same,” Amanda Ybarra, a 43-year-old congenital anosmic from Colorado said.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2022
Infants aren’t routinely screened for smell disorders, as they are for hearing or vision, and it’s common for anosmic people not to realize fully that they’re different until, on average, their early teens.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2021
When that first whiff returns — and with it, some semblance of flavor — it’s off to the pantry for a true bacchanal of all the foods that anosmic sufferers had been missing.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2020
For Dan Kunkle, who became completely anosmic after brain surgery to remove two aneurysms nine years ago, food is a constant downer.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 26, 2016
