parosmia

parosmia
SYN: dysosmia. [para + G. osme, sense of smell]

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par·os·mia .par-'äz-mē-ə n a distortion of the sense of smell (as when affected with a cold)

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n.
any disorder of the sense of smell.

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par·os·mia (par-ozґme-ə) [para- + osm-1 + -ia] any disease or perversion of olfaction. Called also dysosmia and paraosmia. See also anosmia.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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