anosmia
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anosmia
- /æˈnɒzmiə/ UK
- /æˈnɑːzmiːə/ US
Where it comes from
From New Latin anosmia, equivalent to an- + -osmi.
noun anosmias
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Inability to smell; the inability to perceive odors.
The survey also showed that odor blindness—known as specific anosmia—to androstenone and Galaxolide are related. For the 1.3 percent of readers unable to smell any two odors, these two scents were paired with overwhelming frequency (92 percent). This result is new; in connecting these two specific a
Similar: nose blindness, smell blindness
Translations
Talk about this word "anosmia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anosmia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anosmia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anosmia "anosmia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anosmia.Cite this
@misc{anosmia_2026,
title = {anosmia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anosmia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
