parosmia

parosmia

 [par-oz´me-ah]

perversion of the sense of smell.

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dys·os·mi·a

(dis-oz'mē-ă),

Distortion or perversion in the perception of an odorant; an unpleasant perception may occur when a normally pleasant odor is present, or the perception may occur when no odorant is present (olfactory hallucination).

Synonym(s): parosmia, parosphresia

[dys- + G. osmē, smell]

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parosmia

(pə-rŏz′mē-ə)

n.

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

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parosmia

Audiology Any disorder or perversion of the sense of smell, especially a perception of nonexistent odors

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par·os·mi·a

(par-oz'mē-ă)

Any disorder of the sense of smell, especially subjective perception of nonexistent odors.

[para + G. osmē, sense of smell]

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