How to Use anosmia in a Sentence

anosmia

noun
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  • And then there is what anosmia does to the joy of eating.
    — Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 18 Nov. 2020
  • And, as she's seen over the years in the field, for a small number of people anosmia can be permanent.
    — Beth Shapouri, Allure, 17 Nov. 2020
  • But to do that, clinicians need more data on the role anosmia might play in Covid-19.
    — Erin Brodwin, STAT, 23 Mar. 2020
  • What did the team learn about the details of the mechanism that underlies anosmia?
    — Robin Lloyd, Scientific American, 7 Feb. 2022
  • However, anosmia, the term for complete loss of the sense of smell, was only found in one-quarter of the patients.
    — Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2020
  • Halstead has made some casual attempts to find the cause of his anosmia.
    — Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Others say their anosmia has lasted for months and doesn’t seem to be improving.
    — Sara Harrison, Wired, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Those with anosmia, or partial loss of taste and smell, on the other hand, can sometimes taste hints of basic flavors, like salt, lemon and sugar.
    — Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2021
  • In many of the cases, anosmia, as it's called, appeared before other symptoms.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2020
  • The degree of anosmia (loss of smell) was confirmed through an olfactory test.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Smell loss, or anosmia, is such a prevalent symptom of Covid-19 it can be used for diagnosis.
    — Stephanie Feuer, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Overall, the loss of smell -- called anosmia -- emerged early on in the pandemic as a possible Covid-19 symptom.
    — Naomi Thomas, CNN, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Dysgeusia refers to a distorted sense of taste; anosmia is smell blindness.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 30 Apr. 2020
  • Scientists know little about how the virus causes persistent anosmia or how to cure it.
    — New York Times, 2 Jan. 2021
  • Nearly half of those surveyed reported experiencing anosmia, a loss of the sense of smell, or ageusia, the loss of taste.
    — oregonlive, 31 Mar. 2020
  • In the meantime, if the brain is able to compensate for the lack of an olfactory bulb, the team suggests doctors should start screening children for anosmia, or the lack of the ability to smell.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Because many people are unaware of their anosmia, testing would be even better than asking, Reed said.
    — Sharon Begley, STAT, 2 July 2020
  • The condition is called anosmia, and its connection to the virus has been known among medical communities for months.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 19 May 2020
  • The likelihood patients with long-term anosmia recover their sense of smell isn’t very optimistic.
    — Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Persistent loss of smell, or anosmia, as experts call it, is one of long covid's strangest symptoms -- and researchers may be one step closer to figuring it out what causes it and how to fix it.
    — Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2022
  • No wonder anosmia is the Nate Silver of Covid-19 diagnosis.
    — Kaiser Fung, Wired, 13 May 2020
  • If there is anosmia, then someone is not completely asymptomatic, Geng wrote.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 2 May 2022
  • Researchers think this condition, known in the medical world as anosmia (or loss of the ability to smell), could be a beacon for diagnosis.
    — Popular Science, 24 Mar. 2020
  • Researchers at a hospital in San Diego found that people with anosmia were much less likely to be hospitalized than others with the disease.
    — Tara Santora, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Olfaction researchers might now have a chance to work toward curing anosmia, or loss of smell, which can be caused by chemotherapy, Parkinson’s, and even Covid-19, among a host of other diseases.
    — Grace Huckins, Wired, 25 June 2020
  • People with anosmia may continue to perceive basic tastes — salty, sour, sweet, bitter and umami.
    — New York Times, 2 Jan. 2021
  • Thirty percent of patients tested in South Korea had anosmia as their most notable symptom in mild cases.
    — oregonlive, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Loss of smell, or anosmia, occurs in people with either mild or acute coronavirus infections.
    — Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com, 11 Jan. 2021
  • In contrast, other researchers have found a lower prevalence of anosmia among sicker patients.
    — Greg Miller, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2020
  • Studies have suggested that anosmia, the medical term of the condition, is a better predictor of whether someone has the virus than other symptoms such as cough or fever.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2022

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