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olfaction::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | olfactory modality, sense of smell, smell |
| Type of | exteroception, modality, sense modality, sensory system |
| Has types | nose |
Examples of olfaction
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Multiple functions involve the pallium, including olfaction and spatial memory.
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The crabs'sense of smell is still underdeveloped in comparison to insect olfaction.
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The nasal passages serve many functions, but are independent of olfaction.
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Olfaction as a sensory system brings awareness of the presence of airborne chemicals.
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Studies of the brains of mice show that regions involved in olfaction also react to sound.
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The acute sensitivity of human olfaction tends to be underappreciated.
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Olfaction plays a major role in feline gestalt perception and cognition.
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It also has different senses like olfaction, taste, hearing, and vision.
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He spent the last portion of his research career investigating olfaction.
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- Smell: the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
- (olfactory) of or relating to olfaction
- Olfaction (also known as olfactics; adjectival form: "olfactory") is the sense of smell. This sense is mediated by specialized sensory cells of the nasal cavity of vertebrates, and, by analogy, sensory cells of the antennae of invertebrates. ...
- (olfactory) Concerning the sense of smell
- (OLFACTORY) Some ghosts have been reported by people who claim to be able to smell the ghost but not see it, again these can be loved ones like smelling grandads pipe or grandmas perfume.
- (Olfactory) Refers to the sensory system used in animals for the detection of volatile compounds and the process of smelling.
- (Olfactory) This is a term that refers to the ability of organisms to detect chemicals in the air that with a "sense of smell". Most insects use their antennae for this purpose.
- (Olfactory) Used to describe the sensation of an odor, usually unpleasant, associated with a seizure but not with an external event.
- (Olfactory) a sensation to do with smell and its perception registered by the olfactory neurons of the brain. Also the name of cranial nerve II. Woman are more skilled at using this sense than men.
