anosmatic

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English

Etymology

From French anosmatique (“anosmatic”), coined by French anthropologist, anatomist and physician Pierre Paul Broca (1824–1880) in Revue d’Anthropologie (2nd Series), volume II, page 398); analysable as an- +‎ osmatic.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: anos‧ma‧tic

Adjective

anosmatic (comparative more anosmatic, superlative most anosmatic)

  1. (zoology) Lacking olfactory organs, and so having no sense of smell; anosmic. [from 19th c.]

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