olfactory bulb

noun

, Anatomy.

1. the enlarged terminal part of each olfactory lobe from which the olfactory nerve originates.

olfactory bulb

noun

1. the anterior and slightly enlarged end of the olfactory tract, from which the cranial nerves concerned with the sense of smell originate

Word History and Origins

Origin of olfactory bulb¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

A study published last year in the Journal of Neuroscience revealed that canines’ brain has a direct connection between their olfactory bulb, which processes smell, and their occipital lobe, which processes vision.

From Scientific American

Rather than acquiring anosmia through a virus or traumatic injury, I was likely born without fully formed olfactory bulbs—a condition known as congenital anosmia.

From Scientific American

In other words, it gets your olfactory bulb stoned.

From Los Angeles Times

Zurzolo and her team suspect that the virus enters through the nose and travels along to one of the brain’s two olfactory bulbs, which contain tissue that processes smells.

From Scientific American

Their technique involves activating receptors in the olfactory bulb, the part of the brain that processes smell.

From BBC