English Explanatory Dictionary

anosmatic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Lacking olfactory organs, and so having no sense of smell; anosmic.

Pronunciation

/ˌænɒzˈmætɪk/

Word forms

anosmatic more anosmatic most anosmatic

Etymology

From French anosmatique (“anosmatic”), coined by French anthropologist, anatomist and physician Pierre Paul Broca (1824–1880) in Revue d’Anthropologie (2nd Series), volume II, page 398); analysable as an- + osmatic.

Synonyms

anosmic
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