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Medical Definition of Olfactory pits
1. The paired depressions formed when the nasal placodes come to lie below the general external contour of the developing face as a result of the rapid growth of the adjacent nasal elevations; the pit's are the primordia of the rostral portions of the nasal chambers. Synonym: olfactory pits. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Olfactory Pits
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