Olefaction
Common misspelling of olfaction.
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- Olefactory
Common misspelling of olfactory.
- Olfactory
Pertaining to olfaction, the sense of smell.
- Olfactory apparatus
The whole system that is needed to have a sense of smell, including the nose and affiliated nerves.
- Olfactory bulb
A key part of the olfactory apparatus consisting of a bulbous enlargement of the end of the olfactory nerve on the under surface of the frontal lobe of each cerebral hemisphere just above the nasal cavity. Called also Morgagni’s tubercle.
- Olfactory disorder
A loss in the ability to smell or a change in the way odors are perceived. Reduction of the sense of smell is termed hyposmia. Total inability to detect odors is termed anosmia. As for changes in the perception of odors, some people notice that familiar odors become distorted. Or, an odor that usually smells […]