OLFACTORY HALLUCINATION
a false comprehension of odors, that are generally not desirable or disgusting, like toxic gas or decomposing flesh.
OLFACTORY MUCOSA
the superior part of the nasal cavity consisting of mucus-secreting cells and subsuming the olfactory nerve, the olfactory epithelium, and…
OLFACTORY NERVE
the first cranial nerve, that carries sensory fibers regarding the sense of scent. It starts within the olfactory lobe and…
OLFACTORY RECEPTOR
a spindle-shaped receptor cell in the olfactory epithelium of the nasal cavity which is sensitive to odorants. Cilia at the…
OLFACTORY STIMULATION
the arousal of the cilia within the olfactory receptors inside the nasal cavity by inhaled odorants, that are absorbed into…
OLFACTORY SULCUS
a groove on the exterior of each cerebral hemisphere, on the inferior region of the frontal lobe.
OLFACTORY SYSTEM
the basic structures and procedures comprised in a living being's identification of and reaction to odorants.
OLFACTORY TRACT
a strip of nerve fibers which starts in the olfactory bulb and continues in reverse along the bottom side of…
OLFACTORY TRANSDUCTION
the string of occurrence comprised in changing chemical molecules into olfactory signals. As with other sense programs, the conjoint arousal…
OLFACTORY TUBERCLE
a tiny oval elevation close to the base of the olfactory tract which consists of auxiliary olfactory nerve cells and…
OLIGOENCEPHALY
noun. a type of cognitive retardation correlated with asymmetrical physical growth and frequently characterized by an irregularly small brain, nervous-system…
OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS
noun. An insufficiency of amniotic fluid, that can result in mechanical interference with fetal motion leading to potential congenital impairments,…
OLIGOSPERMIA
noun. an irregularly low amount of spermatozoa in a semen sample. Oligospermia is one of many aspects accountable for male…
OLIVARY NUCLEUS
an mass of gray matter, in the form of an olive, within the medulla oblongata, consisting of the cell bodies…
OLIVOCOCHLEAR BUNDLE
a tract of efferent or centrifugal fibers spanning from the superior olivary complex by way of the descending neural pathways…
OLIVOPONTOCEREBELLAR ATROPHY
a gradually progressive neurological disease marked by degeneration of neurons in the cerebellum, pons, and olivary nucleus. Signs of such…