Etymology

hyposmia

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Today it means: A reduced ability to smell and to detect odors. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὑπο-
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὑπο-“under”
  2. English todayhyposmia

From Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-, “under”) + ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”), equivalent to hypo- + -osmia.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὑπο- all →

hypo-hypocentrehypodermoclysishypothenarhypozeugmahypozeuxis

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