Jacobson's organ

noun

Ja·cob·son's organ ˈjā-kəb-sənz-

: vomeronasal organ

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Etymology

Ludvig L. Jacobson †1843 Danish anatomist

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Jacobson's organ was in 1885

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Jacobson's organ

noun

: vomeronasal organ

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