Olfactophobia
noun
a fear of odors, smells; also called osmophobia , osphresiophobia
See osmophobia
See osphresiophobia
Word Origin
Latin olfactus ‘smell’
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- Olfactories
[ol-fak-tuh-ree, -tree, ohl-] /ɒlˈfæk tə ri, -tri, oʊl-/ adjective 1. of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs. noun, plural olfactories. 2. Usually, olfactories. an olfactory organ. 3. . /ɒlˈfæktərɪ; -trɪ/ adjective 1. of or relating to the sense of smell noun (pl) -ries 2. (usually pl) an organ or nerve concerned with […]
- Olfactorily
[ol-fak-tuh-ree, -tree, ohl-] /ɒlˈfæk tə ri, -tri, oʊl-/ adjective 1. of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs. noun, plural olfactories. 2. Usually, olfactories. an olfactory organ. 3. . /ɒlˈfæktərɪ; -trɪ/ adjective 1. of or relating to the sense of smell noun (pl) -ries 2. (usually pl) an organ or nerve concerned with […]
- Olfactory
[ol-fak-tuh-ree, -tree, ohl-] /ɒlˈfæk tə ri, -tri, oʊl-/ adjective 1. of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs. noun, plural olfactories. 2. Usually, olfactories. an olfactory organ. 3. . /ɒlˈfæktərɪ; -trɪ/ adjective 1. of or relating to the sense of smell noun (pl) -ries 2. (usually pl) an organ or nerve concerned with […]
- Olfactory-bulb
noun, Anatomy. 1. the enlarged terminal part of each olfactory lobe from which the olfactory nerve originates. noun 1. the anterior and slightly enlarged end of the olfactory tract, from which the cranial nerves concerned with the sense of smell originate olfactory bulb n. The bulblike distal end of the olfactory lobe where the olfactory […]
- Olfactory epithelium
olfactory epithelium n. Pseudostratified epithelium that contains olfactory, receptor, and nerve cells whose axons connect with the olfactory bulb of the brain.