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hyposmia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A reduced ability to smell and to detect odors.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

lessened sensitivity to odors

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dysomia

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-, “under”) + ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”), equivalent to hypo- + -osmia.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: hipoòsmia — reduced ability to smell
  • Chinese Mandarin: 嗅覺減退 /嗅觉减退 (xiùjué jiǎntuì) — reduced ability to smell
  • Galician: hiposmia — reduced ability to smell
  • German: Hyposmie — reduced ability to smell
  • Indonesian: hiposmia — reduced ability to smell
  • Italian: iposmia — reduced ability to smell
  • Luxembourgish: Hyposmie — reduced ability to smell
  • Polish: hiposmia — reduced ability to smell
  • Portuguese: hiposmia — reduced ability to smell
  • Russian: гипосмия (giposmija) — reduced ability to smell
  • Spanish: hiposmia — reduced ability to smell
  • Ukrainian: гіпоосмія (hipoosmija) — reduced ability to smell
  • Ukrainian: гіпосмія (hiposmija) — reduced ability to smell
  • Ukrainian: мікросмія (mikrosmija) — reduced ability to smell
  • Vietnamese: mất khứu giác — reduced ability to smell
  • Vietnamese: giảm khả năng ngửi — reduced ability to smell