Dysosmia
/dɪsˈɒz.mi.ə/noun
A disorder involving an abnormal, distorted, or reduced sense of smell.
Did you know?The Greek root for smell in dysosmia also named osmium, an element whose volatile compound osmium tetroxide has an intensely pungent odor.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₃ed-
“To smell or emit an odor”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ὀσμή (osmē)
“Smell, scent, or odor”
Ancient Greek
Greek
δυσ- (dys-) + ὀσμή (osmē)
“Bad, abnormal, or impaired smell”
19th Century
Medical English
dysosmia
“A disorder or abnormality of the sense of smell”
Modern English
English
dysosmia
“Abnormal, distorted, or reduced olfactory perception”