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Afferent

//ˈæ.fə.ɹənt// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Carrying towards. not-comparable

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An afferent structure or connection
  2. 2
    a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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