Afferent

/ˈæ.fə.ɹənt/

Synonyms for "afferent" (12 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(1 words)
afferent nerve
Adjective(2 words)
afferent neuronincoming

Strong matches (3)

Adjective(3 words)
incoming inputincoming signalinflowing

Related words (6)

Adjective(5 words)
input channelsensorysensory fibersensory nervevascular
Noun(1 words)
sensory nerve

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More general

9 entries
anatomical terminputnervenerve termnervusneuroanatomy termrenal physiology termvascular term

More specific

11 entries
afferent arterioleafferent fiberafferent lymphatic vesselafferent neuronafferent pathwayauditory inputmechanoreceptor afferent fiberpain afferent fibersomatosensory inputthermoreceptor afferent fibervisual input

Collocations

9 entries
afferent arterioleafferent fiberafferent inputafferent nerveafferent pathwayafferent signalafferent stimuluspain afferent fibersomatosensory afferents

Inflections

3 entries
afferentsmore afferentmost afferent

Derivations

4 entries
afferent fiberafferent nerveafferentationafferently

Antonyms

1 entries

similar

5 entries

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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

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