afferent - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'afferent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.

Meaning of 'afferent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . afferent

[ a]

Meaning (1):
- of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS

Example in sentence:

afferent impulses;
afferent nerves

Nearby Words:

affability affable affableness affably affabrous affair affamish affamishment affatuate affear

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Afferent
Afferent is the process of carrying information from the sense organs through the nerves to the BRAIN. Contrasted with EFFERENT.
Sensory (afferent) neurons
Sensory (afferent) neurons that transmit information from the perimeter of the body to the central nervous system.

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