cacosmia

[kak-oz´me-ah]

a sensation of bad smell not related to a specific odor, or associated with olfactory stimuli usually considered to be pleasant.

ca·cos·mi·a

(kă-koz'mē-ă),

A perceived malodorous smell caused by a fetid substance, temporal lobe epilepsy, or psychosis. See: dysosmia.

[G. kakosmia, a bad smell, fr. kakos, bad, + osmē, the sense of smell]

cacosmia

A term of waning use for dysosmia occurring in absence of olfactory stimuli; in practice, the distinction is rarely made.

ca·cos·mi·a

(kă-koz'mē-ă)

A subjective perception of nonexistent disagreeable odors.

[G. kakosmia, a bad smell, fr. kakos, bad, + osmē, the sense of smell]

cacosmia

A HALLUCINATION of an unpleasant smell.

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