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noun Anatomy.

either one of the first pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct to the brain the impulses from the mucous membranes of the nose.

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Origin of olfactory nerve

First recorded in 1660–70

Words nearby olfactory nerve

olfactometer, olfactometry, olfactory, olfactory bulb, olfactory lobe, olfactory nerve, olfactory tract, OLG, Olga, olibanum, olicook

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How to use olfactory nerve in a sentence

Perhaps SARS-CoV-2 could breach the skull by climbing along the olfactory nerve, which carries smells from the nose directly to the brain, some researchers thought.
COVID-19 can affect the brain. New clues hint at how|Laura Sanders|April 27, 2021|Science News
Few have the nerve to call him and he's usually pleased when an old friend does.
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Then he lost his nerve and decided to live after all, and I called for help.
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“But bringing it to New York was a bit nerve-wracking,” he admits.
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For anyone—not just a fan—the first time performing on camera can be nerve wracking.
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She was a perky redhead of about 30 with lively blue eyes, a petite figure, and lots of nerve.
Gay Talese on Charlie Manson’s Home on the Range|Gay Talese|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was Carmena, every nerve of her loyal nature on the alert to baffle this pursuer of Alessandro and Ramona.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
To add point to this success, he knew that the victor of Montebello was straining every nerve to gain this very prize.
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I hadn't the nerve to stand there and tell her she'd never see her father again this side of the pearly gates.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
It was a hair-raising problem, too, and called for every ounce of nerve and every particle of skill the boy possessed.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews
This time it was really Mr. Bills, and Mrs. Biggs went out to meet him, while Eloise felt every nerve quiver with dread.
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British Dictionary definitions for olfactory nerve

olfactory nerve

noun

either one of the first pair of cranial nerves, supplying the mucous membrane of the nose

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Scientific definitions for olfactory nerve

olfactory nerve

Either of the first pair of cranial nerves that carries sensory information relating to smell from the nose to the brain.

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