microsmatic

microsmatic
Having a weakly developed sense of smell. [micro- + G. osme, sense of smell]

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mi·cros·mat·ic .mī-.kräz-'mat-ik adj having the sense of smell feebly developed

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mi·cros·mat·ic (mi″kros-matґik) [micro- + osmatic] having the sense of smell, but of relatively feeble development, as in humans.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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