loss of smell
Nose stops working
Loss of smell is the inability to detect odors, ranging from partial reduction to complete absence.
The medical term is anosmia.
It can result from nasal congestion, head injury, aging, or viral infection—COVID-19 made loss of smell a household phrase.
She noticed a loss of smell after her cold.
The condition often diminishes taste as well, since flavor depends heavily on aroma.
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- nostrilsBreathing holes in face
- nose blindDesensitized to familiar smells
- COVIDCoronavirus disease abbreviation
- long COVIDProlonged coronavirus illness effects
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- sensory disorderscolor blindness, blindness, visual impairment, numbness, partial blindness
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