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hyperosmia
[ hahy-per-oz-mee-uh ]
noun
, Pathology.
- an abnormally acute sense of smell.
hyperosmia
/ ˌhaɪpəˈɒzmɪə /
noun
- an abnormally acute sense of smell
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Other Words From
- hyper·osmic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hyperosmia1
1830–35; hyper- + Greek osm(ḗ) “smell” + -ia -ia ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hyperosmia1
C20: from hyper- + Greek osmē odour
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Example Sentences
Milne, a 72-year-old retired nurse from Perth, Scotland, has hereditary hyperosmia, a condition that endows people with a hypersensitivity to smell.
From Scientific American
Hyperosmia is an increase in the perception of smell, which rarely occurs in persons other than the hysteric and insane.
From Project Gutenberg
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