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Definitions of anosmia in various dictionaries:
noun - absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages)
Loss of the sense of smell.
adj - loss of the sense of smell [n -S] : ANOSMIC
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| Loss of the sense of smell. |
| absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages) |
| the condition of having no sense of smell or being unable to smell certain things |
| The loss of the sense of smell, either total or partial. It may be caused by head injury, infection, or blockage of the nose. |
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Anosmia is the inability to perceive odor or a lack of functioning olfactionthe loss of the sense of smell. Anosmia may be temporary, but some forms such as from an accident, can be permanent. Anosmia is due to a number of factors, including an inflammation of the nasal mucosa, blockage of nasal passages or a destruction of one temporal lobe. Inflammation is due to chronic mucosa changes in the paranasal sinus lining and the middle and superior turbinates. * When anosmia is caused by inflammatory changes in the nasal passageways, it is treated simply by reducing inflammation. It can be caused by chronic meningitis and neurosyphilis that would increase intracranial pressure over a long period of time, and in some cases by ciliopathy including ciliopathy due to primary ciliary dyskinesia (Kartagener syndrome, Afzelius' syndrome or Siewert's syndrome).Many patients may experience unilateral anosmia, often as a result of minor head trauma. This type of anosmia is normally only detected if b |