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Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Psychophysiology > Sensation > Smell
Psychological Phenomena > Psychophysiology > Sensation > Smell
... > Natural Science Disciplines > Biological Science Disciplines > Physiology > Psychophysiology > Sensation > Smell
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Nervous System Physiological Phenomena > Sensation > Smell

Preferred term

Smell  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Olfaction
  • Sense of Smell
  • Smell Sense

Note

  • differentiate from OLFACTORY PERCEPTION: SMELL takes place in the nose, OLFACTORY PERCEPTION takes place in the brain

Scope note

  • The ability to detect scents or odors, such as the function of OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012903

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