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afferent
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afferent
adj.
(Physiology) bringing inward toward a central part (as in afferent nerves)
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Afferent
Afferent (from Latin, ad meaning "to" and ferre meaning "to carry") is an anatomical term with the following meanings:
- Conveying towards a center, for example the afferent arterioles conveying blood toward the Bowman's capsule in the kidney (opposite to efferent)
- Something that so conducts, see Afferent nerve fiber
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afferent
Adjective
1. of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses"
(antonym) efferent, motorial
(similar) centripetal, receptive, sensory(a)
(classification) physiology
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afférent
adj.
afferent, (Physiology) bringing inward toward a central part (as in afferent nerves)
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Afferent
(a.)
Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; -- opposed to efferent; as, afferent vessels; afferent nerves, which convey sensations from the external organs to the brain.
Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; -- opposed to efferent; as, afferent vessels; afferent nerves, which convey sensations from the external organs to the brain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
