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Sense of smell

The sense of smell, or olfaction, is the special sense through which smells (or odors) are perceived. The sense of smell has many functions, including detecting desirable foods, hazards, and pheromones, and plays a role in taste.

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Function
sense chemicals in the environment that are used to form the sense of smell
MeSH
D012903
System
Olfactory system

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History of study

Function

Genetics

Variability amongst vertebrates

Physiological basis in vertebrates

In insects

In plants

Machine-based smelling

Culture

Classification

Disorders

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Sense of smell

Nodes229
Edges228
Triples39
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008734
Components1

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Sense of smell

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related to Variability amongst vertebrates · 11
Sense of smell → Also, Although, Among, Figures, Having, It, That, The, These, This, VOCs
related to Culture · 9
Sense of smell → Aroma, In, In Search, Japan, Kōdō, Lost Time, Proust, The, This
related to history · 7
Sense of smell → As, BC, Early, Eleanor Gamble, Epicurean, Lucretius, Roman
related to Disorders · 6
Sense of smell → Anosmia, Heterosmia, Olfactory, Sjögren's, Specific, This
Function · 1
Sense of smell → sense chemicals in the environment that are used to form the sense of smell
MeSH · 1
Sense of smell → D012903
System · 1
Sense of smell → Olfactory system

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olfactory odor smell sense receptor system brain bulb odors receptors also different neurons odorant sensory insects taste cortex detect many

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Sense of smellFunctionsense chemicals in the environment that are used to form the sense of smell1.00infobox
Sense of smellMeSHD0129031.00infobox
Sense of smellSystemOlfactory system1.00infobox
a layout corresponding to chemical featuresinstance ofand similar analogies have been made in smell with concepts0.80text
dodder make use of this in locating their preferred hostsinstance ofParasites0.80text
locking on to theminstance ofParasites0.80text
Sense of smellrelated to CultureIn0.60section
Sense of smellrelated to CultureThe0.60section
Sense of smellrelated to CultureThis0.60section
Sense of smellrelated to CultureJapan0.60section
Sense of smellrelated to CultureKōdō0.60section
Sense of smellrelated to CultureAroma0.60section

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