English Explanatory Dictionary

olfactory nerve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of the first of twelve paired cranial nerves which arise in the olfactory neurosensory cells of the nasal mucous membrane and carries information of the sense of smell from the nasal cavity to the brain.

Word forms

olfactory nerve olfactory nerves
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