parosmia
Syllables: par·osm·ia/pəˈɹɒz.mɪ.ə/US/pəˈɹɑz.mi.ə/
parosmia noun: a distorted sense of smell, often resulting in the apparent detection of non-existent smells which are mostly unpleasant.
Noun
parosmia (countable and uncountable, plural parosmias)
- A distorted sense of smell, often resulting in the apparent detection of non-existent smells which are mostly unpleasant.
- Parosmis, from παρα, "male [Latin: ‘badly; wrongly’]," and ὄζω, "oleo, olfacio;" analogously with paracusis and paropsis, and hence preferred to parosmia. The common term among nosologists is anosmia, but this only includes one species of the genus, namely, privation or destitution of smell; which...1817, John Mason Good, “Gen[us] III. Parosmis.”, in A Physiological System of Nosology; […], London: […] Bensley and Son, […], for E. Cox and Son, […], →OCLC, page 320
- The smell, too, is often perverted—Parosmia. The author was formerly acquainted with a lady, who scented her snuff with the tincture of assafœtida.1842, Robley Dunglison, “Of the Neuroses”, in The Practice of Medicine; or, A Treatise on Special Pathology and Therapeutics. […], volume II, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, →OCLC, book VI...
parosmia meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian
parosmia in Tamil
- வற்றுமுகர்வு
parosmia in Arabic
- distorted sense of smell
- خطل شمي
parosmia in Persian
- distorted sense of smell
- بویاییپریشی
Examples of parosmia in a sentence
- Parosmis, from παρα, "male [Latin: ‘badly; wrongly’]," and ὄζω, "oleo, olfacio;" analogously with paracusis and paropsis, and hence preferred to parosmia.1817, John Mason Good, “Gen[us] III. Parosmis.”, in A Physiological System of Nosology; […], London: […] Bensley and Son, […], for E. Cox...
- They consist in unilateral or bilateral hypnosmia or anosmia which may be bound with spontaneous parosmias.1949 July, F. C. Sumner, “[Part III.—Bibliography and Epitome.] Smell and Taste Disturbances after Head Injuries.”, in G. W. T. H. Fleming...
- Parosmia has been reported by a number of patients with head trauma.1996, “Smell Disorders”, in M. Eric Gershwin, Gary A. Incaudo, editors, Diseases of the Sinuses: A Comprehensive Textbook of Diagnosis and...
- Parosmias tend to decrease to a bearable level after approximately one year.2005, B. N. Landis, T. Hummell, J.-S. Lacroix, “Basic and Clinical Aspects of Olfaction”, in J. D. Pickard, editor, Advances and Technical...
Synonyms of parosmia
Forms of parosmia
| plural | parosmias |
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Origin of parosmia
From para- (prefix meaning ‘abnormal’) + -osmia (suffix denoting diseases connected to smelling).
Words formed from parosmia
Questions about parosmia
- What does parosmia mean?
- Parosmia means a distorted sense of smell, often resulting in the apparent detection of non-existent smells which are mostly unpleasant.
- What is parosmia in Tamil?
- Parosmia in Tamil is வற்றுமுகர்வு. See Parosmia meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use parosmia in a sentence?
- Parosmis, from παρα, "male [Latin: ‘badly; wrongly’]," and ὄζω, "oleo, olfacio;" analogously with paracusis and paropsis, and hence preferred to parosmia.
- What part of speech is parosmia?
- Parosmia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce parosmia?
- Parosmia is pronounced /pəˈɹɒz.mɪ.ə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of parosmia?
- The plural of parosmia is parosmias.
Words near parosmia in the dictionary
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