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olfactory lobe

 
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–noun Anatomy.
the anterior part of each cerebral hemisphere, involved with olfactory functions.
Origin:
1855–60
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olfactory lobe  
n.  A projection of the lower anterior portion of each cerebral hemisphere, functioning in the sense of smell.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: olfactory lobe
Function: noun
: a lobe of the brain that rests on the lower surface of a temporal lobe and projects forward from the anterior lower part ofeach cerebral hemisphere, that is continuous anteriorly with the olfactory nerve, that consists of an olfactory bulb, an olfactory tract, and an olfactory trigone, and that is well developed in mostvertebrates but is reduced to a narrow elongated body in humans
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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