[af-er-uh
nt] 
Physiology| 1. | bringing to or leading toward an organ or part, as a nerve or arteriole (opposed to efferent ). |
| 2. | a nerve carrying a message toward the central nervous system. |
| af·fer·ent (āf'ər-ənt) adj. Carrying inward to a central organ or section, as nerves that conduct impulses from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord. [Latin afferēns, afferent-, present participle of afferre, to bring toward : ad-, ad- + ferre, to bring; see bher-1 in Indo-European roots.] af'fer·ent·ly adv. |
afferent af·fer·ent (āf'ər-ənt)
adj.
Carrying inward to a central organ or section, as nerves that conduct impulses from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord. n.
An afferent organ or body part, such as a blood vessel.
| afferent (āf'ər-ənt) Pronunciation Key
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. |