parosphresia

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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parosphresia

, parosphresis (par?os-fre'ze-a) (par?os-fre'sis) [? + osphresis, smell] Parosmia.

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