olfactory nerves

A form of olfactory nerve — Either of the first of twelve paired cranial nerves which arise in the olfactory neurosensory cells of the nasal mucous membrane and carries information of the sense of smell from the nasal cavity to the brain.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of olfactory nerve
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