anosmia
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an·os·mi·a
(ăn-ŏz′mē-ə)n.
Loss of the sense of smell.
[New Latin : Greek an-, without; see a-1 + Greek osmē, odor.]
an·os′mic adj.
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anosmia
(ænˈɒzmɪə; -ˈɒs-)n
(Pathology) 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
[C19: from New Latin, from an- + Greek osmē smell, from ozein to smell]
anosmatic, anˈosmic adj
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an•os•mi•a
(ænˈɒz mi ə, -ˈɒs-)n.
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
an•os•mat•ic (ˌæn əzˈmæt ɪk) an•os′mic, adj.
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anosmia
Medicine. the absence of the sense of smell; olfactory anesthesia. Also called anosphrasia. — anosmic, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  anosmia - absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages)dysomia - impairment of the sense of smell |
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an·os·mi·a
[MIM*301700]n. anosmia, falta de olfato.
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