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English adjective: afferent

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


SamplesAfferent nerves.
Afferent impulses.


Similarcentripetal, corticipetal, corticoafferent, receptive, sensory


Domain categoryphysiology


Antonymsefferent, motorial


English noun: afferent

1. afferent (body) a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system


Synonymsafferent nerve, sensory nerve


Broader (hypernym)nerve, nervus


Narrower (hyponym)dorsal horn, dorsal root, fillet, lemniscus


Part holonymafferent fiber, afferent neuron, sensory fiber, sensory neuron









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