olfactory cell
nounMedical Definition of olfactory cell
: a sensory cell specialized for the reception of sensory stimuli caused by odors
specifically
: any of the spindle-shaped neurons that are buried in the nasal mucous membrane of vertebrates and that have a round nucleus and two slender processes of which the inner constitutes an olfactory nerve fiber and the short outer one is modified peripherally to form the actual sensory receptor — see olfactory organ