afferent
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adjective \ˈa-fə-rənt, -ˌfer-ənt, -ˌfe-rənt\Definition of AFFERENT
: bearing or conducting inward; specifically : conveying impulses toward the central nervous system — compare efferent
— af·fer·ent·ly adverb
See Origin of AFFERENT
Latin afferent-, afferens, present participle of afferre to bring to, from ad- + ferre to bear — more at bear
First Known Use: circa 1847
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2afferent
nounDefinition of AFFERENT
: an afferent anatomical part (as a nerve)
First Known Use of AFFERENT
1949
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