OLFACTORY NERVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does olfactory nerve mean? 

• OLFACTORY NERVE (noun)
  The noun OLFACTORY NERVE has 1 sense:

1. a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa

  Familiarity information: OLFACTORY NERVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OLFACTORY NERVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

first cranial nerve; nervii olfactorii; olfactory nerve

Hypernyms ("olfactory nerve" is a kind of...):

cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)

Holonyms ("olfactory nerve" is a part of...):

sensory system (the body's system of sense organs)

 Context examples 

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder affecting the olfactory nerve (first cranial nerve).

(Olfactory Nerve Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

With the exception of the optic and olfactory nerves, this includes disorders of the brain stem nuclei from which the cranial nerves originate or terminate.

(Cranial Nerve Disorder, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Ovoid body resting on the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone where the olfactory nerve terminates.

(Olfactory bulb, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The olfactory nerve conveys the sense of smell.

(Murine Olfactory Nerve, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A disorder characterized by involvement of the olfactory nerve (first cranial nerve).

(Olfactory Nerve Disorder, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

The olfactory bulb contains several types of nerve cells including the mitral cells, on whose dendrites the olfactory nerve synapses, forming the olfactory glomeruli.

(Olfactory bulb, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)