anosmia

(noun)

The inability to perceive odors.

Related Terms

  • taste bud
  • olfactory bulb

Examples of anosmia in the following topics:

  • Taste and Smell at Birth and in Old Age

    • Failure to detect odors (anosmia) is one reason that older individuals may not enjoy eating, since an inability to smell is related to an inability to taste (ageusia).
    • Anosmia, a lack of functioning olfaction (inability to perceive odors), may be temporary, but traumatic anosmia can be permanent.
    • Anosmia is due to an inflammation of the nasal mucosa, blockage of nasal passages, or a destruction of one temporal lobe.
    • A common cause of anosmia is old age.
    • It is sometimes confused with anosmia, a loss of the sense of smell.
  • Overview of Sensation

    • The inability to smell is called anosmia.
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