anosmia
[ an-oz-mee-uh, -os- ]
/ ænˈɒz mi ə, -ˈɒs- /
noun Pathology.
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
Also called
olfactory anesthesia.
Origin of anosmia
OTHER WORDS FROM anosmia
an·os·mat·ic [an-uh z-mat-ik] /ˌæn əzˈmæt ɪk/, an·os·mic, adjectiveWords nearby anosmia
British Dictionary definitions for anosmic
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
Derived forms of anosmia
anosmatic (ˌænɒzˈmætɪk) or anosmic, adjectiveWord Origin for anosmia
C19: from New Latin, from
an- + Greek
osmē smell, from
ozein to smell
Medical definitions for anosmic
anosmia
[ ăn-ŏz′mē-ə ]
n.
Loss of the sense of smell.
olfactory anesthesia