anosmia

Noun

Meaning

Loss of the sense of smell.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

smell olfactory disablement bowleg smell blindness olfactory dysfunction olfactory insensitivity reduced sense of smell smell deficiency smell impairment have no sense of smell weakened sense of smell absent sense of smell inability to smell lack of olfaction

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Hypernyms

dysomia

Related terms

parosmia hyposmia hyperosmia

Anagrams

amsonia Maisano

Examples

Studies have that olfactory disorders might affect over 10 percent of the general population, while the total loss of smell—known as anosmia in medical lingo—affects around 5 percent. Source: Internet

I am feeling a bit better now but have profound anosmia that has robbed me of any ability to taste my food. Source: Internet

Plus, not everyone who experiences anosmia has the virus. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

anoscopist anoscopy anosmatic anosmic anosodiaphoria anosodiaphoric