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parosmia

/pəˈɹɑz.mi.ə/

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noun

  1. A distorted sense of smell, often resulting in the apparent detection of non-existent smells which are mostly unpleasant.

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/pəˈɹɑz.mi.ə/

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Parosmia is a rare condition, most often a symptom of hysteria or neurasthenia, in which everything smells of a similar, peculiar, offensive odor.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747