e·lec·tro·ol·fac·to·gram (EOG),

(ē-lek'trō-ol-fak'tō-gram),

An electronegative wave of potential occurring on the surface of the olfactory epithelium in response to stimulation by an odor.

Synonym(s): osmogram, Ottoson potential

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e·lec·tro·ol·fac·to·gram

(ĕ-lek'trō-ōl-fak'tŏ-gram)

An electronegative wave of potential occurring on the surface of the olfactory epithelium in response to stimulation by an odor.

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Ottoson,

David, Swedish physiologist, 1918–.

Ottoson potential - an electronegative wave of potential occurring on the surface of the olfactory epithelium in response to stimulation by an odor. Synonym(s): electroolfactogram

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