HyperDic: first_cranial_nerve

English > 1 sense of the expression *first cranial nerve*:
NOUN	body	first cranial nerve, olfactory nerve, nervii olfactorii	a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa

English > *first cranial nerve*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	A collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa.
Synonyms	olfactory nerve, nervii olfactorii
Part of	sensory system	The body's system of sense organs
Broader	cranial nerve	Any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
Spanish	nervio olfatorio
Catalan	nervi olfactori