nervus terminalis
noun
nervus ter·mi·na·lis
-ˌtər-mə-ˈnā-ləs 
plural nervi terminales
-(ˌ)lēz
: a group of ganglionated nerve fibers that arise in the cerebral hemisphere near where the nerve tract leading from the olfactory bulb joins the temporal lobe and that pass anteriorly along this tract and the olfactory bulb through the cribriform plate to the nasal mucosa
called also terminal nerve
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“Nervus terminalis.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/nervus%20terminalis. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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