olfactory pit

  • 1olfactory pit — n a depression on the head of an embryo that becomes converted into a nasal passage called also nasal sac * * * the primordium of a nasal cavity …

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  • 2Olfactory pit — Infobox Embryology Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 13 GrayPage = 68 Caption = Head end of human embryo, about the end of the fourth week. Caption2 = System = CarnegieStage = Precursor = GivesRiseTo = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = p… …

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  • 3olfactory pit — a shallow depression on the snout of larval fish from which the olfactory organ develops …

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  • 4olfactory pit — noun 1. : an olfactory organ having the form of a small depression (as in amphioxi and various invertebrates) 2. : a depression on the head of an embryo that becomes converted into a nasal passage called also nasal sac …

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  • 5pit — 1. SYN: fovea. 2. One of the pinhead sized depressed scars following the pustule of acne, chickenpox, or smallpox (pockmark). 3. A sharp pointed depression in the enamel surface of a tooth, due to faulty or incomplete …

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  • 6nasal pit — olfactory p …

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  • 7Nasal pit — Head end of human embryo, about the end of the fourth week. Latin fovea nasalis Gray s …

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  • 8Nasal placode — Latin placoda nasalis, placoda olfactoria Gives rise to olfactory epithelium Code TE E5.3.0.0.0.0.8 The nasal placode (or olfactory placode[1]) gives rise to the olf …

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  • 9nares — Synonyms and related words: antlia, beak, beezer, bill, bugle, conk, muffle, muzzle, neb, nib, nose, nostrils, nozzle, olfactories, olfactory area, olfactory cell, olfactory nerves, olfactory organ, olfactory pit, pecker, proboscis, rhinarium,… …

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  • 10nose — Synonyms and related words: Adamite, Paul Pry, Paul Pry, antlia, aptness, beak, beezer, being, bent, bib nozzle, bill, body, bow, bowsprit, breathe, breathe in, bugle, bump, busybody, butt in, caress, cat, chap, character, conk, creature,… …

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