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hyperosmia
[ hahy-per-oz-mee-uh ]
noun
Pathology.
- an abnormally acute sense of smell.
hyperosmia
/ ËŒ³ó²¹Éª±èəˈɒ³ú³¾ÉªÉ™ /
noun
- an abnormally acute sense of smell
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó²âp±ð°ù·´Ç²õm¾±³¦ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hyperosmia1
1830–35; hyper- + Greek ´Ç²õ³¾(ḗ) “smell†+ -ia -ia ( def )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hyperosmia1
C20: from hyper- + Greek ´Ç²õ³¾Å§ odour
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Milne, a 72-year-old retired nurse from Perth, Scotland, has hereditary hyperosmia, a condition that endows people with a hypersensitivity to smell.
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Hyperosmia is an increase in the perception of smell, which rarely occurs in persons other than the hysteric and insane.
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