See Also: Jacobson(dictionary)
Jacobson's anastomosis(medicine)
Jacobson's canal(medicine)
Jacobson's cartilage(medicine)
Jacobson's nerve(medicine)
Jacobson's organ(medicine)
Jacobson's plexus(medicine)
Jacobson's reflex(medicine)
Jacobson, Ludwig(medicine)

Jacobson (iou)



Jacobson noun. M19.
[Ludwig Levin Jacobson (1783-1843), Danish anatomist and physician.]
Anatomy. Jacobson's nerve, the tympanic nerve, a branch of the glosso-pharyngeal (ninth cranial) nerve. M19.
Zoology. Jacobson's organ, an olfactory organ well-developed in many vertebrates, notably snakes and lizards, occurring as (one of) a pair of sacs or tubes usu. in the roof of the mouth. L19.