词根词缀：a-, an-

【来源及含义】Greek: prefix; no, absence of, without, lack of; not

【相关描述】These prefixes are normally used with elements of Greek origin, a- is used before consonants and an- is used before vowels.

It affects the meanings of hundreds of words.

There are too many words that use these prefix elements to list all of them on this site; however, there are significant examples listed in this and the other units where they exist.

【同源单词】abacterial, abaptism, abarognosis, abasia, abiocoen, abiogenesis

词根词缀：osmo-, osmia-, osmi-, osm-, -osmia, -osmatic (smell)

【来源及含义】Greek: odor; smell, smelling

【相关描述】Don't confuse this osmo- word-unit with another osmo- unit meaning "impulse, thrust".

【相关词根词缀】Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "smell, odor": arom-; brom-; odor-, odori-; olfacto-; osphresio-; ozon-.

【同源单词】allotriosmia, anosmatic, anosmia gustatoria, anosmia, anosmic, anosmic

词根词缀：osphresio-, osphresi-

【来源及含义】Greek: to smell; pertaining to odor or to the sense of smell

【相关词根词缀】Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "smell, odor": arom-; brom-; odor-, odori-; olfacto-; osmo-; ozon-.

【同源单词】anosmia gustatoria, hyperosphresia, hyposphresia, olfactophobia, osphresia, osphresiolagnia