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anosmia

Noun

an=os=mi=a

WORDNET DICTIONARY

anosmia(n = noun.state) - absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages);

Derived forms adjective anosmatic₁, adjective anosmic₂, adjective anosmic₁

anosmia, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + smell.].

Loss of the sense of smell. [1913 Webster]

anosmia, n. the loss of the sense of smell.

Derivative

anosmic adj.

Etymology

LL f. Gk f. an- not + osme smell

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