afferent
bringing to or leading toward an organ or part, as a nerve or arteriole (opposed to efferent).
a nerve carrying a message toward the central nervous system.
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Origin of afferent
1Other words from afferent
- af·fer·ent·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with afferent
- afferent , efferent
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How to use afferent in a sentence
Hence one of the goals to which each afferent fibre from a receptive organ leads is a number of motor nerves.
The spinal cord is like an upturned tree, with man's hair as its roots, and afferent and efferent nerves as branches.
Autobiography of a YOGI | Paramhansa YoganandaDissect along the truncus arteriosus to afferent branchials.
Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata | H. G. WellsThere are two divisions of nerves, the afferent and efferent.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle | U.S. Department of AgricultureFrom the gills the afferent branchials carry the blood to the median dorsal aorta.
British Dictionary definitions for afferent
/ (ˈæfərənt) /
bringing or directing inwards to a part or an organ of the body, esp towards the brain or spinal cord: Compare efferent
Origin of afferent
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for afferent
[ ăf′ər-ənt ]
Carrying sensory information toward a central organ or part, as a nerve that conducts impulses from the periphery of the body to the central nervous system. Compare efferent.
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