anosmia
pronunciation
How to pronounce anosmia in British English:
UK [æ'nɒsmjə]
How to pronounce anosmia in American English:
US [æ'nɒsmjə]
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- Noun:
- absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages)
Word Origin
- anosmia (n.)
- "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) + abstract noun ending -ia.
Example
- 1. The effects of low-dose oral steroids on posttraumatic anosmia .
- 2. Famous sufferers of anosmia include actor bill pullman ( left ) and the late inxs singer michael hutchence ( right )
- 3. Yet the vast majority of people able to smell have not only never heard of anosmia , but its existence has not occurred to them .
- 4. The team questioned 32 adults with the condition - known as anosmia - about their daily lives , from social relationships to food preferences .
- 5. Even ear , nose and throat specialists aren 't trained in anosmia , according to professor jacob , despite the fact that dozens of viruses of the upper respiratory tract can cause it .