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OLFACTORY NERVE

\ɒlfˈaktəɹˌi nˈɜːv], \ɒlfˈaktəɹˌi nˈɜːv], \ɒ_l_f_ˈa_k_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi n_ˈɜː_v]\

Definitions of OLFACTORY NERVE

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.

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a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The 1st cranial nerve. The olfactory nerve conveys the sense of smell. It is formed by the axons of OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS which project from the olfactory epithelium (in the nasal epithelium) to the OLFACTORY BULB.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The first cranial nerve, nervus olfactorius.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

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