Olfactory nerve

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.NounEither of the first of twelve paired cranial nerves which arise in the olfactory neurosensory cells of the nasal mucous membrane and carries information of the sense of smell from the nasal cavity to the brain.

Synonyms

first cranial nerve nervii olfactorii optic nerve nasal nerve cranial nerve occipital nerve nasociliary nerve cochlear nerve facial nerve oculomotor nerve nasopalatine nerve frontal nerve

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