Definitions for sense of smell
sense of smell

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1. smell, sense of smell, olfaction, olfactory modalitynoun

   the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents

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1. 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. In humans, it occurs when an odor binds to a receptor within the nasal cavity, transmitting a signal through the olfactory system. Glomeruli aggregate signals from these receptors and transmit them to the olfactory bulb, where the sensory input will start to interact with parts of the brain responsible for smell identification, memory, and emotion.There are many different causes for alteration, lack, or disturbance to a normal sense of smell, and can include damage to the nose or smell receptors, or central problems affecting the brain. Some causes include upper respiratory infections, traumatic brain injury, and neurodegenerative disease.

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1. sense of smell

   The sense of smell, also known as olfaction, refers to the ability of an organism, especially humans and animals, to detect and distinguish different types of odors or scents, typically through specialized sensory cells within the nasal cavity. This serves a primarily survival function by allowing us to identify food, danger or potential mates. It can also contribute to our experiences of taste and enjoyment of different flavors.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sense of smell in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

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   The numerical value of sense of smell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of sense of smell in a Sentence

1. David Weber:

   There are many reasons for getting vaccinated -- keeping you from dying, keeping you from being hospitalized, protecting loved ones, as well as not ending up with permanent symptoms, potentially like loss of sense of smell and taste and confusion that may last for a prolonged period of time, there are many reasons still to get vaccinated. Even if under certain circumstances, it's recommended you wear your mask.

2. Steven Munger:

   What we've known for a long time is one of the major causes of smell loss are upper respiratory tract infections due to viruses -- a common cold, influenza -- a subset of people lose their sense of smell, most of them temporarily, but a small subset lose that smell permanently.

3. Merlin Sheldrake:

   The human sense of smell is extraordinary. Our eyes can distinguish several million colours, our ears can distinguish half a million tones, but our noses can distinguish well over a trillion different odours. Humans can detect virtually all volatile chemicals ever tested.

4. Dave Juday:

   My head felt like a 16-pound bowling ball, and I could feel my sense of smell and taste fading.

5. Andrew Lane:

   I mean, there's a whole industry of different things that people give to people with olfactory loss, and mostly it's snake oil kind of stuff, and there’s very kind of skimpy data about it, but there is no medication that we have that restores a sense of smell.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense_of_Smell
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