phantosmia
phantosmia noun: a form of parosmia involving olfactory hallucinations in which the perceived smell is triggered apparently without cause rather than by another smell.
Noun
phantosmia (countable and uncountable, plural phantosmias)
- A form of parosmia involving olfactory hallucinations in which the perceived smell is triggered apparently without cause rather than by another smell.
- In addition, phantosmias or, in essence, olfactory hallucinations have been described in association with seizure activity, psychiatric illness, and Alzheimer's Disease.1997, Allen M. Seiden, Taste and Smell Disorders, page 5
- Most often, phantosmias occur after trauma or URTI and consist of unpleasant odors occurring without being elicited through environmental odor sources.2005, B. N. Landis, T. Hummel, J.-S. Lacroix, “Basic and Clinical Aspects of Olfaction”, in Nejat Akalan, Concezio Di Cuore Rocco, Vinko V. Dolenc, Rudolf Fahlbusch, J. Lobo Antunes, Marc Sindou...
phantosmia meaning in Indonesian
phantosmia in Indonesian
- Translations
- fantosmia
Forms of phantosmia
| plural | phantosmias |
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Origin of phantosmia
* Blend of phantom (from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma)) and Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”).
Questions about phantosmia
- What does phantosmia mean?
- Phantosmia means a form of parosmia involving olfactory hallucinations in which the perceived smell is triggered apparently without cause rather than by another smell.
- What is phantosmia in Indonesian?
- Phantosmia in Indonesian is fantosmia. See Phantosmia meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is phantosmia?
- Phantosmia is a noun.
- What is the plural of phantosmia?
- The plural of phantosmia is phantosmias.
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