What does "afferent" mean?

An afferent structure or connection

How do you pronounce "afferent"?

Pronounced //ˈæ.fə.ɹənt//.

Common synonyms include: afferent nerve, afferent neuron, incoming, incoming input, incoming signal, inflowing.

/ˈæ.fə.ɹənt/ adj, noun

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Noun

1
An afferent structure or connection
2
a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system wordnet

Adjective

1
Carrying towards. not-comparable
"An afferent nerve carries impulses from the body to the brain."

Adjective

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

"An afferent nerve carries impulses from the body to the brain."

From Latin adferens (“bringing to”), present participle of adferre (“to bring to”), from ad (“to, toward”) + ferre (“to carry, bear”).