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anosmia

(an äz′mē ə, -äs′-)

noun

total or partial loss of the sense of smell

Origin: ModL < Gr an-, without + osmē, smell (see odor) + -ia

Related Forms:

anosmic adjective

See anosmia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Loss of the sense of smell.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: : Greek an-, without; see a-¹

Origin: + Greek osmē, odor

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Related Forms:

an·osˈmic adjective

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