cacosmia

cacosmia
n.
a disorder of the sense of smell in which scents that are inoffensive to most people are objectionable to the sufferer or in which a bad smell seems to be perpetually present. The disorder is usually due to damage to pathways within the brain rather than in the nose or olfactory nerve.

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  • cacosmía — cacosmia cacosmia f. patol. Percepción de mal olor provocada por una afección digestiva o respiratoria (sensación objetiva) o por una alucinación olfatoria (sensación subjetiva). ⊆ psiquiat. Desviación del sentido del olfato que conlleva a… …   Diccionario médico

  • cacosmia — s. f. Perversão do olfato …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • cacosmia — (Del gr. κακοσμία, mal olor). 1. f. Med. Olor fétido. 2. Med. Perversión del sentido del olfato, que hace agradables los olores repugnantes o fétidos …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • cacosmia —    The term cacosmia comes from the Greek words kakos (bad, unpleasant) and osmè (smell, stink, fragrant, odour, scent, perfume). It translates as bad smell . The term cacosmia is used to denote an * olfactory hallucination or illusion presenting …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • Cacosmia — Taxobox regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae genus = Cacosmia Cacosmia is a genus of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It contains the following species: * Cacosmia… …   Wikipedia

  • cacosmia — (Del gr. kakosmia, mal olor < kakos, malo + osme, olor.) ► sustantivo femenino MEDICINA Alteración del olfato, que hace agradables los olores repugnantes o fétidos. * * * cacosmia (del gr. «kakosmía», mal olor) f. Med. Alteración del sentido… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Cacosmia harlingii — Taxobox status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae genus = Cacosmia species = C. harlingii binomial = Cacosmia harlingii binomial authority = B.Nord …   Wikipedia

  • Cacosmia hieronymi — Taxobox status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae genus = Cacosmia species = C. hieronymi binomial = Cacosmia hieronymi binomial authority = H.Rob …   Wikipedia

  • cacosmia — noun An imagined vile odour …   Wiktionary

  • cacosmia — A bad smell due to a bad smelling substance, uncinate epilepsy, or a delusion. See dysosmia. [G. kakosmia, a bad smell, fr. kakos, bad, + osme, the sense of smell] * * * ca·cos·mia kə käs mē ə, ka , käz n a hallucination …   Medical dictionary

  • cacosmia — ca·co·smì·a s.f. TS med. percezione di odori sgradevoli, sia realmente esistenti, sia percepiti come tali per lesioni o malattie dell apparato olfattivo oppure per allucinazioni olfattive {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1939. ETIMO: dal gr. kakosmía,… …   Dizionario italiano

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