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olfactory bulb

noun Anatomy.

the enlarged terminal part of each olfactory lobe from which the olfactory nerve originates.

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Nearby words

  1. olfaction,
  2. olfactometer,
  3. olfactometry,
  4. olfactory,
  5. olfactory anesthesia,
  6. olfactory epithelium,
  7. olfactory foramen,
  8. olfactory gland,
  9. olfactory groove,
  10. olfactory lobe

Origin of olfactory bulb

First recorded in 1865–70
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British Dictionary definitions for olfactory bulb

olfactory bulb

noun

the anterior and slightly enlarged end of the olfactory tract, from which the cranial nerves concerned with the sense of smell originate
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Medicine definitions for olfactory bulb

olfactory bulb

n.

The bulblike distal end of the olfactory lobe where the olfactory nerves begin.
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