Parathyroid Gland (Definition) There are four pea sized parathyroid glands located behind your thyroid gland, two on each side. These glands secrete a hormone which is resonsible for your calcium balance. These glands can enlarge to secrete too much hormone causing symptoms and sometimes requiring surgical intervention.
Anosmia (/aenËÉzmiÉ/) Ã¦nËÉzmiÉ is the inability to perceive odor or a lack of functioning âolfaction the loss of the sense of. smell
Hyperosmia is increased olfactory acuity, and hypoosmia is diminished olfactory acuity. Anosmia, the inability to recognize odors, may be unilateral or bilateral. Dysosmia is an abnormal sense of smell.