The Wordnik Word of the Day for January 20, 2012 is

phantosmia
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(noun) A medical condition in which the afflicted experiences olfactory hallucinations.

The word 'phantosmia' is formed by combining 'phantom,' which comes from the Greek 'phantasma,' image, phantom, and the Greek 'osme,' smell.

 

Example:
"When the temporal lobe seizes, as it might during an epileptic incident, the onset is frequently marked by phantom smellsRead More...