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Descriptor English: Olfactory Perception
Descriptor Spanish: Percepción Olfatoria
Descriptor percepción olfativa
Scope note: Proceso por el cual se reconocen la naturaleza y significado de los estímulos olfativos, como olores e interpretadas por el cerebro.
Descriptor Portuguese: Percepção Olfatória
Descriptor French: Perception olfactive
Entry term(s): Olfactory Perceptions
Perception, Olfactory
Perceptions, Olfactory
Tree number(s): F02.463.593.485
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055696
Scope note: The process by which the nature and meaning of olfactory stimuli, such as odors, are recognized and interpreted by the brain.
Annotation: differentiate from SMELL: OLFACTORY PERCEPTION takes place in the brain, SMELL takes place in the nose
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Smell (1964-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009
History Note: 2009
DeCS ID: 53264
Unique ID: D055696
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Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Olfactory Perception - Preferred
Concept UI M0519537
Scope note The process by which the nature and meaning of olfactory stimuli, such as odors, are recognized and interpreted by the brain.
Preferred term Olfactory Perception
Entry term(s) Olfactory Perceptions
Perception, Olfactory
Perceptions, Olfactory



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