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olfactory nerve
nervii olfactorii
first cranial nerve
Definition: a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa
Definition: 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.