loss of the sense of smell, usually as the result of a lesion of the olfactory nerve, disease in another organ or part, or obstruction of the nasal passages
Derived forms
anosmatic (ˌænɒzˈmætɪk) or anosmic (anˈosmic)
adjective
Word origin
C19: from New Latin, from an- + Greek osmē smell, from ozein to smell
anosmia in American English
(ænˈɑzmiə; ænˈɑsmiə)
noun
total or partial loss of the sense of smell
Derived forms
anosmic (anˈosmic) (ænˈɑzmɪk; ænˈɑsmɪk)
adjective
Word origin
ModL < Gr an-, without + osmē, smell (see odor) + -ia