jacobson's organ

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Definition of jacobson's organ in English English dictionary

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

Related Terms

Jacobson's organs

plural form of Jacobson's organ

Hyphenation

jacobson's or·gan

Turkish pronunciation

ceykıbsınz ôrgın

Pronunciation

/ˈʤākəbsənz ˈôrgən/ /ˈʤeɪkəbsənz ˈɔːrɡən/

Etymology

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