单词 | osphresiology |
释义 | osphresiology/ɒsˌfriːsɪˈɒlədʒi/rare. Now historical noun Originally; †a treatise on the sense of smell and odours (obsolete ). Later: the scientific study of the sense of smell. OriginMid 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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