afferent
афферентный
hinführend, afferent
Carrying towardsCarrying towards.
/ˈæ.fə.ɹənt/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Carrying towards.
An afferent nerve carries impulses from the body to the brain.
hinführend, afferent
афферентныйafferentnyj
More definitions
- of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS
Translations
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Origin
From Latin adferens (“bringing to”), present participle of adferre (“to bring to”), from aFrom Latin adferens (“bringing to”), present participle of adferre (“to bring to”), from ad (“to, toward”) + ferre (“to carry, bear”). By surface analysis, af- + -fer + -ent.
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