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Anosmia
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Symptoms, causes, treatments of anosmia.
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pa·ros·mi·a
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mi
ə
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noun
Pathology
.
a disorder of the sense of smell, especially the perception of odors that are not present.
Origin:
1815–25;
par-
+
Greek
osm
(
ḗ
) smell +
-ia
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