afferent
afferent · afferents
An afferent structure or connectionAn afferent structure or connection.
/ˈæ.fə.ɹənt/
Meaning
1 sensesAn afferent structure or connection.
More definitions
- a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
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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Forms
plural: afferentsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system:sensory nerveafferent nerve
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedafferented
See also
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