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parosmia
[ puh-roz-mee-uh ]
noun
- a disorder of the sense of smell, especially the perception of odors that are not present.
parosmia
/ pæˈrɒzmɪə /
noun
- any disorder of the sense of smell
Word History and Origins
Origin of parosmia1
Example Sentences
Although most patients recovered their sense of taste and smell in a few weeks, about 10 percent had persisting symptoms like parosmia, which can distort familiar odors for a person.
According to preliminary research, as many as half of those individuals also develop what’s known as parosmia, which distorts scents—subbing in, say, the smell of spoiled milk where there should be the aroma of coffee.
Although experts don’t know what overall proportion of patients will be affected by parosmia, it is “probably a significant number,” said Justin Turner, medical director of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Smell and Taste Center.
Parosmia, or the sensation of a bad odour, may be of functional origin; it sometimes occurs after influenza.
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