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OLFACCION RETRONASAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Nose (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- retronasal olfaction
1, record 1, English, retronasal%20olfaction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the brain distinguishes between odors we sniff through our nostrils (orthonasal olfaction) and odors that reach our nasal cavity from behind as we eat (retronasal olfaction) - even though the same receptors detect both. 1, record 1, English, - retronasal%20olfaction
Record 1, Key term(s)
- retro-nasal olfaction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Nez (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- olfaction rétronasale
1, record 1, French, olfaction%20r%C3%A9tronasale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rétro-olfaction 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9tro%2Dolfaction
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] mécanisme physiologique permettant de percevoir à partir du système olfactif les caractéristiques aromatiques, dites flaveurs, des aliments qui sont contenus dans la bouche. 3, record 1, French, - olfaction%20r%C3%A9tronasale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le cerveau distingue entre les odeurs senties par les narines (olfaction orthonasale) et celles qui atteignent nos fosses nasales par l'arrière lorsque nous mangeons (olfaction rétronasale). Les mêmes récepteurs sont pourtant à l'œuvre dans les deux cas. 1, record 1, French, - olfaction%20r%C3%A9tronasale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nariz (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- olfacción retronasal
1, record 1, Spanish, olfacci%C3%B3n%20retronasal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La olfacción retronasal es un sentido interno, que se produce al exhalar, capacitándonos para percibir las cualidades de lo que acabamos de ingerir. 1, record 1, Spanish, - olfacci%C3%B3n%20retronasal
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