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OLFACTORY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to olfaction

Synonyms:

olfactive; olfactory

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

smell (the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents)

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 Context examples: 

Declining Sense of Smell May Foretell DeathOlder adults with a poor sense of smell may die sooner than their counterparts who have keen olfactory abilities.

(Declining Sense of Smell Linked to Risk of Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The olfactory epithelium has three major cell types - olfactory receptor cells, basal cell and sustentacular cells.

(Olfactory Epithelial Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles cranberry.

(Cranberry Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

Neurons in the olfactory epithelium with proteins (RECEPTORS, ODORANT) that bind, and thus detect, odorants.

(Murine Olfactory Receptor Neurons, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

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)

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles creme de menthe.

(Creme de Menthe Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles curacao.

(Curacao Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)

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

(Olfactory bulb, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The latter include astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymal cells, neuroblasts, and olfactory receptor cells.

(Neuroepithelial Tissue, NCI Thesaurus)

Exposure to inorganic carcinogenic Nickel Subsulfide, an atmospheric pollutant primarily generated by industries that manufacture lithium batteries, results in inflammation, hyperplasia, and fibrosis in the lungs and olfactory epithelium.

(Nickel Subsulfide, NCI Thesaurus)