臭しゅう細さい胞ぼう

noun

olfactory cell

A sensory cell responsible for detecting odors; synonymous with 嗅細胞 (きゅうさいぼう). Used in biological and medical contexts.

See also: 嗅細胞

• 臭しゅう細さい胞ぼうは鼻び腔くうの奥おくにある嗅きゅう上じょう皮ひに存そん在ざいする。

  Olfactory cells are located in the olfactory epithelium deep inside the nasal cavity.