SENSE OF SMELL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sense of smell mean? 

• SENSE OF SMELL (noun)
  The noun SENSE OF SMELL has 1 sense:

1. the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents

  Familiarity information: SENSE OF SMELL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SENSE OF SMELL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The faculty that enables us to distinguish scents

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

olfaction; olfactory modality; sense of smell; smell

Hypernyms ("sense of smell" is a kind of...):

modality; sense modality; sensory system (a particular sense)

exteroception (sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sense of smell"):

nose (the sense of smell (especially in animals))

 Context examples 

Having to do with the sense of smell.

(Olfactory, NCI Dictionary)

Your nose also contains the nerve cells that help your sense of smell.

(Nose Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

Dementia or Parkinson disease explained only 22 percent of the higher death risk tied to a poor sense of smell, while weight loss explained just six percent of this connection, researchers estimated.

(Declining Sense of Smell Linked to Risk of Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A structure of special sense serving as an organ of the sense of smell and as an entrance to the respiratory tract.

(Nose, NCI Thesaurus)

An olfactory disturbance where the sense of smell inaccurately conveys disagreeable sensations.

(Parosmia, NCI Thesaurus)

Diseases of the first cranial (olfactory) nerve, which usually feature anosmia or other alterations in the sense of smell and taste.

(Olfactory Nerve Disorder, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The Irish Setter is swift, with an acute sense of smell.

(Irish Setter, NCI Thesaurus)

A rounded mass of tissue that contains several types of nerve cells that are involved in the sense of smell.

(Olfactory bulb, NCI Dictionary)

It is the shortest cranial nerve and of paramount importance in the sense of smell.

(Olfactory Nerve, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by abnormal sensual experience with the taste of foodstuffs; it can be related to a decrease in the sense of smell.

(Dysgeusia, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)