osphresio-, osphresi- (Greek: to smell; pertaining to odor or to the sense of smell).osphresia, osphresis:
The sense of smell.
osphresiolagnia:
1. Erotic excitement produced by odors.
2. Paraphilic interest in body odors, often associated with infantile sexuality. The person with the paraphilia is an osphresiolagniac. Some patients develop the delusion that their bodies send out disagreeable or harmful odors, or that others are forcing evil body odors upon them. osphresiology:
The science of odors and the sense of smell.
osphresiometer:
An apparatus for measuring the acuteness of the sense of smell.
osphresiometry:
Measuring the acuteness of the sense of smell.
osphresiophilia:
Morbid attraction to or interest in odors and smells.
osphresiophobia:
Pathological fear of (bad) odors or of being contaminated by them.
osphresis:
The sense of smell.
osphretic:
A reference to the sense of smell or odors.
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