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