-osphresia

noun combining form

-os·​phre·​sia

əsˈfrēzh(ē)ə,

(ˌ)äs-

variants or less commonly -osphrasia

-rāzh-

plural -s

: sense of smell

anosphresia

anosphrasia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek osphrēsis sense of smell & Greek osphrasia odor; akin to Greek ozein to smell

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