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olfaction|ɒlˈfækʃən| [n. of action f. L. olfacĕre: see above.] The action of smelling or the sense of smell.
a1846Dunglison cited in Worcester. 1873A. Flint Phys. Man, Nerv. Syst. i. 16 The special senses, such as sight, audition, olfaction, and gustation. 1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. IV. 695 If the neurosis of olfaction be due to local disease. |