Jacobson's organ

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)

1. 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

Catalan: òrgan de Jacobson Hungarian: Jacobson-szerv