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English
Etymology
After Ludwig Lewin Jacobson (1783–1843), Danish surgeon, who discovered it in 1813.
Noun
Jacobson's organ (plural Jacobson's organs)
- The vomeronasal organ, an auxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals.
Synonyms
Translations
auxiliary olfactory sense organ found in many animals