Definition of Olfactory nerve

1. Noun. A collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa.

Exact synonyms: First Cranial Nerve, Nervii Olfactorii
Generic synonyms: Cranial Nerve
Group relationships: Sensory System

Medical Definition of Olfactory nerve

1. The olfactory nerve carries impulses for the sense of smell. Synonym: cranial nerve I. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Olfactory Nerve

olfactory cells
olfactory cortex
olfactory epithelium
olfactory esthesioneuroblastoma
olfactory fila
olfactory foramen
olfactory glands
olfactory glomerulus
olfactory groove
olfactory hallucination
olfactory hyperesthesia
olfactory hypesthesia
olfactory membrane
olfactory modality
olfactory mucosa
olfactory nerve (current term)
olfactory nerves
olfactory neuroblastoma
olfactory neurons
olfactory organ
olfactory pathways
olfactory peduncle
olfactory perception
olfactory pits
olfactory placodes
olfactory property
olfactory pyramid
olfactory receptor cells
olfactory receptor neurons
olfactory region of tunica mucosa of nose

Literary usage of Olfactory nerve

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"New Foot« regarding the Development of the olfactory nerve. WA LOCY. THE early embryonic history of the olfactory nerve is known. ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"THE early embryonic history of the olfactory nerve is known. There has been little advance in this direction since the appearance of Marshall's paper in ..."

3. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1900)
"The assertion that the olfactory nerve is the nerve of smell has been disputed. Cases have been recorded of persons who appeared to have possessed the sense ..."

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