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Abstract
Complete or severe loss of the subjective sense of smell. Loss of smell may be caused by many factors such as a cold, allergy, OLFACTORY NERVE DISEASES, viral RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS (e.g., COVID-19), aging and various neurological disorders (e.g., ALZHEIMER DISEASE).
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- Loss of Smell
- Smell Loss
- Hyposmia
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2021(1963)
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- National Library of Medicine. Anosmia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000086582. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000086582
- Anosmia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anosmia
- Anosmia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q468433