anosmia

[an-oz-mee-uh, -os-]

noun Pathology.

absence or loss of the sense of smell.

Origin of anosmia

1805–15; < New Latin < Greek an- an-¹ + osm(ḗ) smell (akin to ózein to smell) + -ia -ia

Also called olfactory anesthesia.

Related formsan·os·mat·ic

[an-uh z-mat-ik] /ˌæn əzˈmæt ɪk/, an·os·mic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for olfactory anesthesia

anosmia

noun

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

Derived Formsanosmatic (ˌænɒzˈmætɪk) or anosmic, adjective

Word Origin for anosmia

C19: from New Latin, from an- + Greek osmē smell, from ozein to smell

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Word Origin and History for olfactory anesthesia

anosmia

"loss of sense of smell," 1811, Modern Latin, from Greek an-, privative prefix (see an- (1)), + osme "smell" (Doric odme), from *odsme, cognate with Latin odor (see odor).

olfactory anesthesia in Medicine

olfactory anesthesia

n.

anosmia

[ăn-ŏz′mē-ə]

n.

Loss of the sense of smell.olfactory anesthesia

Related formsan•os′mic adj.