euosmia

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noun

A form of parosmia in which things smell abnormally pleasant.

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Meanings

nouneuosmia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA form of parosmia in which things smell abnormally pleasant.

    Congenital abnormalities leading to HH may result from diminished GnRH secretion, occurring in isolation either with euosmia (idiopathic, IHH) or in association with anosmia/ hyposmia (Kallmann syndrome), or as part of multiple pituitary hormone deficiencies […]

    2012, George Fink, Handbook of Neuroendocrinology, page 598

Origin

From eu- + -osmia.

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euosmia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/euosmia

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“euosmia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/euosmia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “euosmia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/euosmia.

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