hyperosmia

American

[hahy-per-oz-mee-uh] / ˌhaɪ pərˈɒz mi ə /

noun

Pathology.

an abnormally acute sense of smell.

hyperosmia British

/ ˌhaɪpəˈɒzmɪə /

noun

an abnormally acute sense of smell

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Other Word Forms

hyperosmic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of hyperosmia

1830–35; hyper- + Greek osm(ḗ) “smell” + -ia -ia ( def. )

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hyperosmia

Milne, a 72-year-old retired nurse from Perth, Scotland, has hereditary hyperosmia, a condition that endows people with a hypersensitivity to smell.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 11, 2022

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