noun
olfactory reference syndrome; ORS; autodysomophobia
Medical term for a condition where a person is preoccupied with the belief that they emit an unpleasant body odor. Abbreviation of 自己臭恐怖症.
See also: 自己臭恐怖症
自臭症は、実際には体臭がなくても自分が臭いと思い込む精神疾患の一つです。
Olfactory reference syndrome is a psychiatric disorder in which a person believes they smell bad even when there is no actual body odor.
Abbreviation of 自己臭恐怖症 (jiko shū kyōfushō), literally 'self-odor phobia'. The exact derivation is uncertain, but the kanji 自 (self), 臭 (smell/odor), and 症 (condition/syndrome) are conventionally associated with the meaning.