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olfactory
English
Etymology
From Latin olfactus (“act of smelling; sense of smell”) +? -ory, from olfaci? (“to sniff, smell, scent”) +? -tus (action noun suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?l?fak.t?.?i/, /?l?fak.t?i/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?l?fæk.t??.i/, /o?l?fæk.t??.i/
- Rhymes: -ækt??i
Adjective
olfactory (not comparable)
- (relational) Concerning the sense of smell.
Derived terms
Related terms
- olfacto-, olfact-
- olfactometer
- olfactible
- olfaction
Translations
Noun
olfactory (plural olfactories)
- (anatomy, zootomy) Ellipsis of olfactory organ.
- (chiefly in the plural) The sense of smell.
References
- “olfactory”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “olfactory”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
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phantosmia
English
Etymology
- Blend of phantom (from Ancient Greek ???????? (phántasma)) and Ancient Greek ???? (osm?, “smell”).
Noun
phantosmia (countable and uncountable, plural phantosmias)
- (pathology) A form of parosmia involving olfactory hallucinations in which the perceived smell is triggered apparently without cause rather than by another smell.
- 1997, Allen M. Seiden, Taste and Smell Disorders, page 5,
- In addition, phantosmias or, in essence, olfactory hallucinations have been described in association with seizure activity, psychiatric illness, and Alzheimer's Disease.
- 2005, B. N. Landis, T. Hummel, J.-S. Lacroix, Basic and Clinical Aspects of Olfaction, Nejat Akalan, Concezio Di Cuore Rocco, Vinko V. Dolenc, Rudolf Fahlbusch, J. Lobo Antunes, Marc Sindou, Nicolas De Tribolet, Cees A.F. Tulleken (editors), Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery, Volume 30, page 86,
- Most often, phantosmias occur after trauma or URTI and consist of unpleasant odors occurring without being elicited through environmental odor sources.
- 2009, Eric H. Holbrook, 10: Clinical Assessment and Management of Olfactory Disorders, Fred J. Stucker, Chris de Souza, Guy S. Kenyon, Timothy S. Lian, Wolfgang Draf, Bernhard Schick (editors), Rhinology and Facial Plastic Surgery, page 116,
- Patients with phantosmia thought to be related to abnormal olfactory signal processing will often confirm a unilateral presentation to the distorted smell when asked.
- 1997, Allen M. Seiden, Taste and Smell Disorders, page 5,
Related terms
- anosmia
- cacosmia
- dysosmia
- euosmia
- hyperosmia
- hyposmia
- parosmia
- troposmia
Translations
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