| 释义 |
parosmia /pəˈrɒzmɪə /noun [mass noun] MedicineAbnormality in the sense of smell: currently, just over seven months after the accident, I have parosmia...- I can now taste the difference between a pineapple and a pasty, but the parosmia remains.
- While anosmia - the loss of smell - can be easily understood by others, parosmia, to suffer from smell and taste distortions, is harder for others to experience.
- Parosmia has been reported by a number of patients with head trauma.
Origin Early 19th century: from para-1 + Greek osmē 'smell'. |