parosmia

[ puh-roz-mee-uh ]
/ pəˈrɒz mi ə /

noun Pathology.

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

Origin of parosmia

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

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British Dictionary definitions for parosmia

parosmia
/ (pæˈrɒzmɪə) /

noun

any disorder of the sense of smell

Word Origin for parosmia

C19: from para- 1 + Greek osmē smell

Medical definitions for parosmia

parosmia
[ pə-rŏzmē-ə ]

n.

A distortion of the sense of smell, as in smelling odors that are not present.