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Parosmia is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Parosmia in a sentence

Parosmia meaning

A distorted sense of smell, often resulting in the apparent detection of non-existent smells which are mostly unpleasant.

Using Parosmia

  • The main meaning on this page is: A distorted sense of smell, often resulting in the apparent detection of non-existent smells which are mostly unpleasant.

Context around Parosmia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Parosmia

  • In this selection, "parosmia" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, isn stand out and add context to how "parosmia" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include known as parosmia or perceive and lead to parosmia. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "parosmia" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with parosmia

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Parosmia isn't typically a permanent condition. (7 words)

Parosmia any disease or perversion of the sense of smell, especially the subjective perception of odors that do not exist. (20 words)

Some people also have a distorted sense of smell, a condition known as parosmia, or perceive odors that aren’t there, known as phantosmia. (24 words)

The scent-detecting nerve endings tell the brain how to interpret the chemical information that makes up a smell, and when damaged or if they heal incorrectly, this can lead to parosmia. (32 words)

Some people also have a distorted sense of smell, a condition known as parosmia, or perceive odors that aren’t there, known as phantosmia. (24 words)

Parosmia any disease or perversion of the sense of smell, especially the subjective perception of odors that do not exist. (20 words)

Example sentences (4)

Some people also have a distorted sense of smell, a condition known as parosmia, or perceive odors that aren’t there, known as phantosmia.

The scent-detecting nerve endings tell the brain how to interpret the chemical information that makes up a smell, and when damaged or if they heal incorrectly, this can lead to parosmia.

Parosmia isn't typically a permanent condition.

Parosmia any disease or perversion of the sense of smell, especially the subjective perception of odors that do not exist.

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How do you use "parosmia" in a sentence?
An example: "Some people also have a distorted sense of smell, a condition known as parosmia, or perceive odors that aren’t there, known as phantosmia." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "parosmia" from authentic English texts.
What does "parosmia" mean?
Parosmia means: A distorted sense of smell, often resulting in the apparent detection of non-existent smells which are mostly unpleasant.
How many example sentences with "parosmia" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "parosmia", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.