Afferent

[æfәrәnt]

Definition

(adj.) of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; 'afferent nerves'; 'afferent impulses' .

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Definition

(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.

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Definition

adj. (anat.) bringing to applied to the nerves that convey sensations to the nerve centres.

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