olfactory bulb

Other forms: olfactory bulbs

Definitions of olfactory bulb
  1. noun
    one of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory nerve at the base of the brain just above the nasal cavities
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    neural structure
    a structure that is part of the nervous system
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