| 释义 |
olfactory cell
noun
: a sensory cell specialized for the reception of sensory stimuli caused by odors; specifically : one of the spindle-shaped nerve cells buried in the nasal mucous membrane of vertebrates, each having a round nucleus and two slender processes of which the inner constitutes an olfactory nerve fiber and the short outer one is modified peripherally to form the actual sensory receptor — see olfactory organ |