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Jacobson's organ

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from surgeon

Definitions

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

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