loading...| Preferred Name | olfactory organ | |
| Synonyms |
primary olfactory organ main olfactory organ organum olfactorium organ olfactus olfactory neuroepithelium olfactory sense organ olfactory organ olfactory sensory organ |
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| Definitions |
An organ that houses olfactory neurons and is responsible for the sense of smell. Examples include the vertebrate nose and the Drosophila dorsal organ. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002268 |
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| database cross reference |
BTO:0001772 VHOG:0000287 FMA:77659 AAO:0010180 FBbt:00005158 XAO:0000273 |
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| definition |
An organ that houses olfactory neurons and is responsible for the sense of smell. Examples include the vertebrate nose and the Drosophila dorsal organ. |
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| editor note |
An olfactory organ overlaps with the olfactory system, because some parts of the nose (e.g. nasal skeleton) are parts of the skeletal system, which is spatially disjoint |
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| has_exact_synonym |
olfactory sense organ olfactory organ olfactory sensory organ |
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| has_narrow_synonym |
primary olfactory organ main olfactory organ |
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| has_related_synonym |
organum olfactorium organ olfactus olfactory neuroepithelium |
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| label |
olfactory organ |
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| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0002268 |
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| prefLabel |
olfactory organ |
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