cacosmia

cacosmia
A bad smell due to a bad smelling substance, uncinate epilepsy, or a delusion. See dysosmia. [G. kakosmia, a bad smell, fr. kakos, bad, + osme, the sense of smell]

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ca·cos·mia kə-'käs-mē-ə, ka-, -'käz- n a hallucination of a disagreeable odor

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n.
a disorder of the sense of smell in which scents that are inoffensive to most people are objectionable to the sufferer or in which a bad smell seems to be perpetually present. The disorder is usually due to damage to pathways within the brain rather than in the nose or olfactory nerve.

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cac·os·mia (kak-ozґme-ə) [caco- + osm-1 + -ia] a parosmia consisting of bad smell not related to exposure to a specific odor, or associated with olfactory stimuli usually considered to be pleasant.

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