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olfactory nerve

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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
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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Noun1.olfactory nerveolfactory nerve - a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa
first cranial nerve, nervii olfactorii
cranial 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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