Dysosmia is a disorder described as any qualitative alteration or distortion of the perception of smell. Qualitative alterations differ from quantitative alterations, which include anosmia and hyposmia. Dysosmia can be classified as either parosmia (also called troposmia) or phantosmia. Parosmia refers to a distortion in the perception of an odora... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysosmia
Type: Term Pronunciation: dis-oz′mē-ă Definitions: 1. Distortion or perversion in the perception of an odorant; an unpleasant perception may occur when a normally pleasant odor is present, or the perception may occur when no odorant is present (olfactory hallucination). Synonyms: parosmia, parosphresia Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=27326