DYSOMIA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Impairment of the sense of smell

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("dysomia" is a kind of...):

disability; disablement; handicap; impairment (the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dysomia"):

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)