Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phantosmia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phan-tosmia
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of parosmia involving olfactory hallucinations in which the perceived smell is triggered apparently without cause rather than by another smell.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In addition, phantosmias or, in essence, olfactory hallucinations have been described in association with seizure activity, psychiatric illness, and Alzheimer's Disease."
"Most often, phantosmias occur after trauma or URTI and consist of unpleasant odors occurring without being elicited through environmental odor sources."
"Patients with phantosmia thought to be related to abnormal olfactory signal processing will often confirm a unilateral presentation to the distorted smell when asked."

Etymology

* Blend of phantom (from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma)) and Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ὀσμή

Usage

Inflected Forms

phantosmias (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

anosmia cacosmia dysosmia euosmia hyperosmia hyposmia parosmia troposmia

Questions

What does phantosmia mean?: A form of parosmia involving olfactory hallucinations in which the perceived smell is triggered apparently without cause rather than by another smell.
Where does phantosmia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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