ozæna

A form of ozaena — An atrophic type of chronic non-specific rhinitis characterized by a foul odor from the nose, now considered rare.

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Meanings

nounozæna (countable and uncountable, plural ozænas)

plural ozænas

  1. UKcountablenonstandardrareuncountableNonstandard spelling of ozaena.

    The fœtor, as we say, was subjective, not objective, in which respect it differed from that of another historical personage, Benjamin Disraeli to wit, who was the subject probably of the disease known as ozæna.

    1923, Dan McKenzie, “Smell in Folk-Lore, Religion, and History”, in Aromatics and the Soul: A Study of Smells, William Heinemann (Medical Books), Ltd., page 78
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APA

ozæna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oz%C3%A6na

MLA

“ozæna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oz%C3%A6na. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ozæna,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oz%C3%A6na.

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