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发信人: watergod (共工), 信区: English
标 题: A.Word.A.Day--anosmia(转载)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2000年08月13日17:41:48 星期天), 转信
【 以下文字转载自 watergod 的信箱 】
【 原文由 Wordsmith 所发表 】
anosmia (an-OZ-mee-uh, -OS-) noun
Absence or loss of the sense of smell.
[New Latin, from Greek an- + osm(e) smell (akin to ozein to smell) + -ia.]
"Lack of smell, or anosmia, may result from a host of ills, from viruses
to polyps to diseases like Parkinson's or Alzheimer's."
Joseph V. Amodio, Mood Makers, Good Housekeeping, Nov 1998.
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