hyperosmia

[ hahy-per-oz-mee-uh ]
/ ˌhaɪ pərˈɒz mi ə /

noun Pathology.

an abnormally acute sense of smell.

Origin of hyperosmia

1830–35; hyper- + Greek osm(ḗ) “smell” + -ia -ia

OTHER WORDS FROM hyperosmia

hy·per·os·mic, adjective

Words nearby hyperosmia

hyperonychia, hyperopia, hyperopic astigmatism, hyperorexia, hyperorthocytosis, hyperosmia, hyperosmolality, hyperosmolarity, hyperosmotic, hyperosteogeny, hyperosteoidosis

British Dictionary definitions for hyperosmia

hyperosmia
/ (ˌhaɪpəˈɒzmɪə) /

noun

an abnormally acute sense of smell

Word Origin for hyperosmia

C20: from hyper- + Greek osmē odour

Medical definitions for hyperosmia

hyperosmia
[ hī′pər-ŏz′mē-ə ]

n.

An exaggerated or abnormally acute sense of smell.