Parosmia, also known as troposmia or cacosmia, is an olfactory dysfunction that is characterized by the inability of the brain to properly identify an odor’s `natural” smell. What happens instead is that the natural odor is transcribed into what is most often described as an unpleasant aroma, typically a `‘burned,’ ‘rotting,’ ‘fe...[moth] Parosmia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. ...
Any disorder of the sense of smell, especially subjective perception of nonexistent odours. ... Synonym: parosphresia. ... Origin: para + G. Osme, sense of smell ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(par-oz´me-ә) perversion of the sense of smell.
Experience of a smell which is not there.
Type: Term Pronunciation: par-oz′mē-ă Synonyms: dysosmia
parosmia, paraosmia A disorder of the sense of smell.
An impairment of the olfactory senses which causes the individual to perceive odors that are non-existent.