English dictionary
afferent
/'/&/f/@/r/@/nt/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS
ExamplesAfferent nerves.
Afferent impulses.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; -- opposed to <i>efferent</i>; as, <i>afferent</i> vessels; <i>afferent</i> nerves, which convey sensations from the external organs to the brain.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
Source: WordNet 3.0