olfactory

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Similar to a visuospatial sketchpad where the brain briefly stores images, this function can be likened to an olfactory flacon (the French word for flask, often used to describe a vessel for perfume), where the brain briefly stores odors.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or contributing to the sense of smell.

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  • When viewing traumatic film stimuli, the type of sensory-perceptual focus engaged in is predominantly visual (rather than say olfactory or auditory). —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • The sensitive olfactory organs help the male to detect the pheromones that signal the proximity of a female anglerfish. —  feminist blogs
  • Human stem cells can be derived from umbilical cord blood, bone marrow, fetal tissue, and even from the nose's olfactory-mucosa.
  • The two spots above the fish's mouth are olfactory organs called nares, which are analogous to human nostrils. —  Spero News
  • As in the other photos, the two spots above the fish's mouth are are olfactory organs called nares, which are analogous to human nostrils. sponsored by —  Spero News
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  1. Latin olfactōrius, used to sniff at, from olfactus, past participle of olfacere, to smell : olēre, to smell + facere, to do; see fact.

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  1. = French olfactoire = Spanish Portuguese olfatorio = Italian olfattorio, from New Latin *olfactorius (L. neuter as a noun, a smelling-bottle, a nosegay), from olfacere, smell: see olfact.
 

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