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Descriptor English: Smell
Descriptor Spanish: Olfato
Descriptor olfato
Entry term(s) olfacción
Scope note: Capacidad para detectar aromas u olores, como la función de las NEURONAS RECEPTORAS OLFATIVAS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Olfato
Descriptor French: Odorat
Entry term(s): Olfaction
Sense of Smell
Smell Sense
Tree number(s): F02.830.816.643
G11.561.790.643
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012903
Scope note: The ability to detect scents or odors, such as the function of OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS.
Annotation: differentiate from OLFACTORY PERCEPTION: SMELL takes place in the nose, OLFACTORY PERCEPTION takes place in the brain
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Related: Olfaction Disorders MeSH
DeCS ID: 13284
Unique ID: D012903
NLM Classification: WV 301
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/09
Smell - Preferred
Concept UI M0019981
Scope note The ability to detect scents or odors, such as the function of OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS.
Preferred term Smell
Entry term(s) Olfaction
Sense of Smell
Smell Sense



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