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osmophobia

 [oz″mo-fo´be-ah]
irrational fear of odors.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ol·fac·to·pho·bi·a

(ol'fak-tō-fō'bē-ă),
Morbid fear of odors.
Synonym(s): osmophobia, osphresiophobia
[L. olfactus, smell, + G. phobos, fear]
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osmophobia

Morbid fear of body odours.
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