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Jacobsons organ
Ja′cob•son's or′gan (ˈdʒeɪ kəb sənz)
n. either of a pair of olfactory pockets in the roof of the mouth, absent in primates but well-developed in many vertebrates, esp. reptiles. [1870–75; after Latin. Latin. Jacobson (1783–1843), Danish anatomist] EncyclopediaSeeJacobson's OrganMedicalSeevomeronasal organ |