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
1 Hyposmia is when the ability to detect odor is reduced. 2  Anosmia is when a person can't detect odor at all. 3  Some people experience change in the perception of odors, or notice that familiar odors become distorted, or may perceive a smell that isn't present at all.Smell disorder facts by John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP. 1  People who experience smell disorders experience either a loss in their ability to smell or changes in the way they perceive odors. 2  Hyposmia is when the ability to detect odor is reduced.