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olfactory
(redirected from Olfactory mucosa)

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olfactory
1. of or relating to the sense of smell
2. an organ or nerve concerned with the sense of smell


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Our studies at Emory University School of Medicine have shown the pia-arachnoid membranes of the brain extend all the way to roof of the nose, extending to the base of the olfactory mucosa in the nose.
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