OLFACTION - Definition

Pronunciation:		âl'fakshun
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the faculty of smell

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	Synonyms:	olfactory modality, sense of smell, smell

	See Also:	exteroception, modality, nose, sense modality, sensory system

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Ol*fac"tion\, n. [See {Olfactory}.] (Physiol.) The sense by which the impressions made on the olfactory organs by the odorous particles in the atmosphere are perceived.

Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	the act of smelling.