Noun: olfactory bulb ól'fak-tu-ree búlb
- One of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory nerve at the base of the brain just above the nasal cavities
"The olfactory bulb processes smell information before sending it to other parts of the brain"
Derived forms: olfactory bulbs
Type of: neural structure
Part of: olfactory brain, rhinencephalon
Encyclopedia: Olfactory bulb