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afferent

/'/&/f/@/r/@/nt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS

    adj.all

    Examples
    Afferent nerves.
    Afferent impulses.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. 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.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system

    noun.body

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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