Phantosmia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Phantosmia is a noun meaning (pathology) A form of parosmia involving olfactory hallucinations in which the perceived smell is triggered apparently without cause rather than by another smell.
Meaning
(pathology) A form of parosmia involving olfactory hallucinations in which the perceived smell is triggered apparently without cause rather than by another smell.
Example Sentences
Most often, phantosmias occur after trauma or URTI and consist of unpleasant odors occurring without being elicited through environmental odor sources.
Patients with phantosmia thought to be related to abnormal olfactory signal processing will often confirm a unilateral presentation to the distorted smell when asked.
In addition, phantosmias or, in essence, olfactory hallucinations have been described in association with seizure activity, psychiatric illness, and Alzheimer's Disease.
Word Forms
- phantosmias
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include euosmia, coprosmia, pseudaesthesia, dysosmia, prosopometamorphopsia, hyperosmia.
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