hyposmia

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noun

A reduced ability to smell and to detect odors.

Opposite
hyperosmia
OriginAncient Greek ὑπο- →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounhyposmia (plural hyposmias)

plural hyposmias

  1. medicineA reduced ability to smell and to detect odors.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
hyperosmia

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὑπο-“under”
  2. Englishhyposmia

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

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Translations

Catalan hipoòsmia
  • hipoòsmiareduced ability to smell
Chinese Mandarin 嗅覺減退 /嗅觉减退
  • 嗅覺減退 /嗅觉减退 (xiùjué jiǎntuì)reduced ability to smell
German Hyposmie
  • Hyposmiereduced ability to smell
Indonesian hiposmia
  • hiposmiareduced ability to smell
Italian iposmia
  • iposmiareduced ability to smell
Polish hiposmia
  • hiposmiareduced ability to smell
Portuguese hiposmia
  • hiposmiareduced ability to smell
Russian гипосмия
  • гипосмия (giposmija)reduced ability to smell
Spanish hiposmia
  • hiposmiareduced ability to smell
Ukrainian гіпоосмія, гіпосмія
  • гіпоосмія (hipoosmija)reduced ability to smell
  • гіпосмія (hiposmija)reduced ability to smell
  • мікросмія (mikrosmija)reduced ability to smell
Vietnamese mất khứu giác, giảm khả năng ngửi
  • mất khứu giácreduced ability to smell
  • giảm khả năng ngửireduced ability to smell
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hyposmia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyposmia

MLA

“hyposmia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyposmia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyposmia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyposmia.

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