anosmia
[ an-oz-mee-uh, -os- ]
/ ænˈɒz mi ə, -ˈɒs- /
noun Pathology.
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
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- anorthoclase,
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Origin of anosmia
Also called olfactory anesthesia.
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anosmia
/ (ænˈɒzmɪə, -ˈɒs-) /
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
Word Origin for anosmia
C19: from New Latin, from an- + Greek osmē smell, from ozein to smell
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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).
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olfactory anesthesia
n.
anosmia
anosmia
[ ăn-ŏz′mē-ə ]
n.
Loss of the sense of smell.olfactory anesthesia
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