Medical Definition of Olfactory placodes

1. Paired ectodermal placode's which come to lie in the bottom of the olfactory pits as the pits are deepened by the growth of the surrounding medial and lateral nasal processes. Synonym: nasal placodes. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Olfactory Placodes

olfactory hallucination
olfactory hyperesthesia
olfactory hypesthesia
olfactory membrane
olfactory modality
olfactory mucosa
olfactory nerve
olfactory nerves
olfactory neuroblastoma
olfactory neurons
olfactory organ
olfactory pathways
olfactory peduncle
olfactory perception
olfactory pits
olfactory placodes (current term)
olfactory property
olfactory pyramid
olfactory receptor cells
olfactory receptor neurons
olfactory region of tunica mucosa of nose
olfactory roots
olfactory sensation
olfactory striae
olfactory sulcus
olfactory sulcus of nasal cavity
olfactory tract
olfactory trigone
olfactory tubercle
olfacts

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