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hy·pos·mi·a
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Princeton's WordNet
hyposmianoun
lessened sensitivity to odors
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hyposmianoun
A reduced ability to smell and to detect odours.
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hyposmia
Hyposmia is a medical condition that is characterized by a reduced ability to smell and to detect odors. It can be caused by a wide variety of conditions including aging, certain neurological disorders, or damage to the olfactory system.
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Hyposmia
Hyposmia is a reduced ability to smell and to detect odors. A related condition is anosmia, in which no odors can be detected. Some of the causes of olfaction problems are allergies, nasal polyps, viral infections and head trauma. It is estimated that up to 4 million people in the United States have hyposmia or the related anosmia. Hyposmia might be a very early sign of Parkinson's disease. Hyposmia is also an early and almost universal finding in Alzheimer's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. Lifelong hyposmia could be caused by Kallmann syndrome.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hyposmia in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hyposmia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of hyposmia in a Sentence
Patients who suffer from decreased or total loss of smell, called ‘hyposmia’ or ‘anosmia’ are deeply affected by this problem, compared to the other special senses, for example, loss of vision or hearing, the loss of smell is often thought of as relatively inconsequential, but this is far from the truth.
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