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affeerer |
affeerment |
affeeror |
affenpinscher |
afferent
| afferent nerve
| afferent neuron
| affettuoso
| affiance
| affianced
afferent
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun afferent has 1 sense
- afferent(n = noun.body) afferent nerve, sensory nerve - a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system; Array has particulars: dorsal horn, dorsal root, fillet, lemniscus
has parts: afferent neuron, sensory neuron, afferent fiber, sensory fiber
is a kind of nerve, nervus
Derived form adjective afferent1
Adjective afferent has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
afferent, a. [L. afferens, p. pr. of afferre; ad + ferre to bear.].
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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
afferent, adj. Physiol. conducting inwards or towards (afferent nerves; afferent vessels) (opp. EFFERENT).
Etymology
L afferre (as AD-, ferre bring)
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