<VV> Smelly Poll

[Mel Francis]

Interesting question Dan,

I didn't know either, but went to wikipedia and got this:
Anosmia is the lack of olfaction, or an absence of the ability to smell. It 
can be either temporary or permanent. A related term, hyposmia, refers to a 
decrease in the ability to smell, while hyperosmia refers to an increased 
ability to smell. Some people may be anosmic for one particular odor. This 
is called "specific anosmia" and may be genetically based.

While termed as a disability, anosmia is often viewed in the medical field 
as a trivial problem. This is not always the case - esthesioneuroblastoma is 
a very rare cancerous tumor originating in or near the olfactory nerve.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D. Monasterio" <dmonasterio at megared.net.mx>
To: <iscdirector at yahoo.com>; "virtualvairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Smelly Poll


>    On relationship with 'vairs, I have no favorite smells and fairly can 
> distinguish some of them but, have a question: what is the word used to 
> describe a person with very bad smelling sense ? For other senses it could 
> be blind, deaf or mute but, for smelling I don't know the word in English 
> (nor in Spanish).
>
>    Daniel
>