"olfactory nerve" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: olfactory nerves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} olfactory nerve (plural olfactory nerves)
  1. (neuroanatomy) 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. Translations (1st cranial nerve): 嗅神經 /嗅神经 (cau³ san⁴ ging¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 嗅神經 /嗅神经 (xiùshénjīng) (Chinese Mandarin), hajuhermo (Finnish), szaglóideg (Hungarian), 嗅神経 (kyūshinkei) (alt: きゅうしんけい) (Japanese), nerw węchowy [masculine] (Polish), ఘ్రాణనాడి (ghrāṇanāḍi) (Telugu)

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