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anosmia

anos·mia

UK/æˈnɒzmiə/ US/æˈnɑːzmiːə/ uncommon

noun

1.

absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages)

Origin

From New Latin anosmia, equivalent to an- + -osmi.

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