NOUN | state | dysomia | impairment of the sense of smell |
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Meaning | impairment of the sense of smell. | |
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Narrower | anosmia | absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages) |
hyposmia | lessened sensitivity to odors | |
Broader | disability, disablement, handicap, impairment | The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness |
Spanish | anosmia, disosmia |
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