Meanings
nounJacobson's organ (plural Jacobson's organs)
plural Jacobson's organs
- The vomeronasal organ, an auxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals.
Synonyms: vomeronasal organ, VNO
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe vomeronasal organ, an auxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals.
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Origin
After Ludwig Lewin Jacobson (1783–1843), Danish surgeon, who discovered it in 1813.
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Catalan òrgan de Jacobson
- òrgan de Jacobsonauxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals
Finnish vomeronasaalielin, Jacobsonin elin
- vomeronasaalielinauxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals
- Jacobsonin elinauxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals
Hungarian Jacobson-szerv
- Jacobson-szervauxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals
Polish narząd Jacobsona
- narząd Jacobsonaauxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals
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