cacosmia
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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.
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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]
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cacosmia
A term of waning use for dysosmia occurring in absence of olfactory stimuli; in practice, the distinction is rarely made.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
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]
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cacosmia
A HALLUCINATION of an unpleasant smell.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005