Jacobson's organ

English

Etymology

After Ludwig Lewin Jacobson (1783-1843), Danish surgeon, who discovered it in 1813.

Noun

Jacobson 's organ (plural Jacobson's organs)

The vomeronasal organ, an auxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals.

Synonyms

vomeronasal organ, VNO

Translations

auxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals

Hungarian: Jacobson-szerv

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