- olfactory hallucination
- a hallucination involving the sense of smell.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
olfactory hallucination
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olfactory hallucination — Also known as phantosmia, phantom smell, and hallucination of smell. The term olfactory hallucination is indebted to the Latin verb ol(e)facere, which means to smell. Using source localization as a guiding principle, olfactory hallucinations… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
intrinsic olfactory hallucination — Also known as bodily hallucinated smell. The term intrinsic olfactory hallucination is indebted to the Latin words intrinsecus (within, on the inside) and ol(e)facere (to smell). It was introduced in or shortly before 1971 by the Canadian… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
extrinsic olfactory hallucination — The term extrinsic olfactory hallucination is indebted to the Latin words extrinsecus (outside), and ol(e)facere (to smell). It was introduced in or shortly before 1971 by the Canadian neurologist William E.M. Pryse Phillips to denote an… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
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olfactory reference syndrome — The term olfactory reference syndrome is indebted to the Latin verbs ol(e)facere (to smell) and referre (to report, to convey, to refer). It was introduced in or shortly before 1971 by the Canadian neurologist William E.M. Pryse Phillips to… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
olfactory aura — The term olfactory aura comes from the Latin words ol(e)facere (to smell) and aura (breeze, smell). It is used to denote a type of *aura manifesting itself in the form of an * olfactory hallucination or * parosmia (i.e. an olfactory *illusion) … Dictionary of Hallucinations
olfactory flashback — The term olfactory flashback is indebted to the Latin verb ol(e)facere, which means to smell. In the literature on *post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) the term olfactory flashback is used to denote an infrequently reported type of *… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
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olfactory phantasma — see olfactory hallucination … Dictionary of Hallucinations
hallucination — The apparent, often strong subjective perception of an object or event when no such stimulus or situation is present; may be visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, or … Medical dictionary
