olfaction (smell)

Introduction

The sense of smell carried by the olfactory nerve.

Clinical manifestations

• people with a normal sense of smell have small spikes, or sniffs during each breath not seen in people with anosmia

More general terms

• sensation (sense, sensory)

Additional terms

• age-associated changes in smell
• olfaction & Alzheimer's disease
• olfactory assessment
• olfactory disorder