| olfactory nerve n. Either of the first pair of cranial nerves that conduct impulses from the mucous membranes of the nose to the olfactory bulb. |
olfactory nerve
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) either one of the first pair of cranial nerves, supplying the mucous membrane of the nose
| 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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| Noun | 1. |  olfactory nerve - a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosacranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem sensory system - the body's system of sense organs |
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olfactory nerve
n → Geruchsnerv m
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