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Olfactory epithelium — Section of the olfactory mucous membrane. Plan of olfactory neurons … Wikipedia
olfactory organ — n an organ of chemical sense that receives stimuli interpreted as odors from volatile and soluble substances in low dilution, that lies in the walls of the upper part of the nasal cavity, and that forms a mucous membrane continuous with the rest… … Medical dictionary
Olfactory — Ol*fac to*ry, a. [L. olfactus, p. p. of olfacere to smell; olere to have a smell + facere to make. See {Odor}, and {Fact}.] (Physiol.) Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the sense of smell; as, the olfactory nerves; the olfactory cells. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Olfactory organ — Olfactory Ol*fac to*ry, a. [L. olfactus, p. p. of olfacere to smell; olere to have a smell + facere to make. See {Odor}, and {Fact}.] (Physiol.) Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the sense of smell; as, the olfactory nerves; the olfactory… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
olfactory epithelium — n the nasal mucosa containing olfactory cells * * * a type of pseudostratified epithelium that lines the olfactory region of the nasal cavity and contains olfactory receptors. Schematic diagram of the receptors in the olfactory epithelium … Medical dictionary
olfactory glomerulus — one of the small globular masses of dense neuropil in the olfactory bulb; it contains the first synapse in the olfactory pathway and the axons of olfactory cells synapse here with dendrites primarily of mitral cells and tufted cells … Medical dictionary
olfactory organ — noun the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals he has a cold in the nose • Syn: ↑nose • Derivationally related forms: ↑nose (for: ↑nose) • … Useful english dictionary
Olfactory nerve — The nerve that carries impulses for the sense of smell from the nose to the brain. The olfactory nerve is the first cranial nerve. The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium), as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge from… … Medical dictionary
olfactory nerve fiber layer — the outermost layer of the olfactory bulb, composed of axons of the olfactory cells before they terminate in the adjacent glomerular layer … Medical dictionary
olfactory — ol|fac|to|ry [ɔlˈfæktəri US a:l , oul ] adj [only before noun] technical [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: olfactorius, from olfacere to smell , from olere to smell + facere to do ] connected with the sense of smell ▪ the olfactory cells in the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
