olfactism

olfactism
ol·fac·tism (ol-fakґtiz-əm) a sensation of smell produced by other than olfactory stimuli.

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  • photism —    The term photism comes from the Greek verb photizein, which means to give light, to illuminate. It is used in * synaesthesia research to denote a hallucinated colour sensation triggered by a sensory stimulus which affects a different sensory… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

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