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Noun: olfactory bulb  ól'fak-tu-ree búlb
  1. One of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory nerve at the base of the brain just above the nasal cavities

Derived forms: olfactory bulbs

Type of: neural structure

Part of: olfactory brain, rhinencephalon

Encyclopedia: Olfactory bulb

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