hyperosmia

[ hahy-per-oz-mee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. an abnormally acute sense of smell.

hyperosmia

/ ˌhaɪpəˈɒzmɪə /

noun

1. an abnormally acute sense of smell

Other Words From

• hyper·osmic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperosmia¹

1830–35; hyper- + Greek osm(ḗ) “smell” + -ia -ia ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperosmia¹

C20: from hyper- + Greek osmē odour

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