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单词 parosmia
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Definition of parosmia in English:

parosmia

noun pəˈrɒzmɪəpəˈrɑzmiə
mass nounMedicine
  • Abnormality in the sense of smell.

    currently, just over seven months after the accident, I have parosmia
    Example sentencesExamples
    • During this period of recovery there was a good deal of parosmia so that the odours of tobacco and coffee were intensely disagreeable.
    • Parosmia has been reported by a number of patients with head trauma.
    • 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.
    • Normally, the parosmia either disappears or decreases to tolerable levels over time.

Origin

Early 19th century: from para-1 + Greek osmē 'smell'.

Definition of parosmia in US English:

parosmia

nounpəˈräzmēəpəˈrɑzmiə
Medicine
  • Abnormality in the sense of smell.

    currently, just over seven months after the accident, I have parosmia
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Normally, the parosmia either disappears or decreases to tolerable levels over time.
    • 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.
    • During this period of recovery there was a good deal of parosmia so that the odours of tobacco and coffee were intensely disagreeable.
    • I can now taste the difference between a pineapple and a pasty, but the parosmia remains.
    • Parosmia has been reported by a number of patients with head trauma.

Origin

Early 19th century: from para- + Greek osmē ‘smell’.

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