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    OLFACTORY NERVE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosaplay

    Synonyms:

    first cranial nerve; nervii olfactorii; olfactory nerve

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("olfactory nerve" is a kind of...):

    cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)

    Holonyms ("olfactory nerve" is a part of...):

    sensory system (the body's system of sense organs)

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