parosmia

[puh-roz-mee-uh]

noun

Pathology.

1. a disorder of the sense of smell, especially the perception of odors that are not present.

parosmia

/ pæˈrɒzmɪə /

noun

1. any disorder of the sense of smell

Word History and Origins

Origin of parosmia¹

1815–25; par- + Greek osm ( ḗ ) smell + -ia

Word History and Origins

Origin of parosmia¹

C19: from _para- ¹ + Greek osmē smell

Example Sentences

Some people also have a distorted sense of smell, a condition known as parosmia, or perceive odors that aren't there, known as phantosmia.

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She developed parosmia in February 2021, three months after catching coronavirus and losing her sense of smell.

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Parosmia is essentially a distorted sense of smell.

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Milly's twin sister caught coronavirus around the same time but didn't get any symptoms, and Milly doesn't know anyone else with parosmia.

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It is estimated that about 65% of people who get coronavirus will temporarily lose their sense of smell, known as anosmia, and that at least 10% of those go on to develop parosmia - or a rarer condition, phantosmia, when you smell something that isn't there.

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