Medical term:
osmatic
olfactory
[ol-fak´tŏ-re]pertaining to smell.
olfactory nerve the first cranial nerve; it is purely sensory and is concerned with the sense of smell. The nerve cell bodies are situated in the olfactory area of the mucous membrane of the nose. The nerve fibers lead upward through openings in the ethmoid bone, connect with the cells of the olfactory bulb, and then pass inward to the cerebrum. See Appendix 2-5.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
ol·fac·to·ry
(ol-fak'tŏ-rē),Relating to the sense of smell.
Synonym(s): osmatic, osphretic
[see olfaction]
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osmatic
(ŏz-măt′ĭk)adj.
Having or characterized by a well-developed sense of smell.
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