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n. - Absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages).

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  • FORTIN: Susan was diagnosed with a condition known as anosmia, or the complete loss of the ability to smell.
  • The loss of smell is called anosmia, and Davidson said that people might not appreciate how significant it can be.
  • I was born with anosmia, which is a fancy way of saying I’ve never been able to smell.
  • Matrixx has long insisted that Zicam does not cause anosmia:
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