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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A reduced ability to smell and to detect odors.
2. 2
   lessened sensitivity to odors wordnet

Antonyms

All antonyms

hyperosmia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-, “under”) + ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”), equivalent to hypo- + -osmia.

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