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单词 osphresiology
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Definition of osphresiology in English:

osphresiology

noun ɒsˌfriːsɪˈɒlədʒi
rare, historical
  • Originally; †a treatise on the sense of smell and odours (obsolete). Later: the scientific study of the sense of smell.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robley Dunglison (1798–1869), physician and medical writer. From French osphrésiologie from ancient Greek ὄσϕρησις smelling, smell + French -ologie.

 
 

Definition of osphresiology in US English:

osphresiology

nounɒsˌfriːsɪˈɒlədʒi
rare, historical
  • Originally; †a treatise on the sense of smell and odours (obsolete). Later: the scientific study of the sense of smell.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robley Dunglison (1798–1869), physician and medical writer. From French osphrésiologie from ancient Greek ὄσϕρησις smelling, smell + French -ologie.

 
 
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