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OLFACTORY REGION

\ɒlfˈaktəɹˌi ɹˈiːd͡ʒən], \ɒlfˈaktəɹˌi ɹˈiːd‍ʒən], \ɒ_l_f_ˈa_k_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi ɹ_ˈiː_dʒ_ə_n]\

Definitions of OLFACTORY REGION

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Around the olfactory nerve.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

That portion of the nasal mucous membrane which corresponds to the ramifications of the olfactory nerve and is specially concerned with the sense of smell.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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