olfactorily impaired

adjective

Meaning

Having a reduced or absent ability to smell.

Examples

The patient reported being olfactorily impaired after a severe head injury.
Certain medications can temporarily make you olfactorily impaired.

Synonyms: anosmic, hyposmic, unable to smell

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olfactorily impaired

adjective

Pronunciation: ˌɒlˈfæktərəli ɪmˈpeərd

Definition

Having a reduced or absent ability to smell.

Examples

The patient reported being olfactorily impaired after a severe head injury.
Certain medications can temporarily make you olfactorily impaired.
A common symptom of this virus is becoming olfactorily impaired.

How to Use olfactorily impaired

olfactorily impaired (collocation): Describing a state of having a reduced ability to smell. — "The doctor noted that the patient was olfactorily impaired due to the infection."

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