Absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages)

• Inability to smell
• Inability to sense smells
• Loss of the sense of smell
• Loss of sense of smell

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages)

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"loss of sense of smell," 1811, Modern Latin, from Greek an- , privative prefix (see an- (1)), + osme "smell" (Doric odme ), from *odsme , cognate with Latin odor (see odor ) + abstract noun ending -ia .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. inability#English to smell; the inability to perceive odors.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Anosmia is the inability to perceive odor or a lack of functioning olfaction —the loss of the sense of smell. Anosmia may be temporary, but some anosmia (including traumatic anosmia) can be permanent. Anosmia is due to a number of factors, including an ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Anosmia \A*nos"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + ? smell.] (Med.) Loss of the sense of smell.