afferent

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Recent Examples of afferent Multiple sclerosis can cause optic nerve damage, which leads to an abnormal response of the pupils known as afferent pupillary defect (APD). Troy Bedinghaus, Od, Verywell Health, 17 July 2023
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Adjective
  • As new sensory input becomes available, the plan is continuously updated to adapt to changing circumstances.
    Tarun Eldho Alias, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • One 2024 meta-analysis, for example, found that all manner of sensory experiences—including sounds, smells, flashing lights, physical pressure, and pain—can be incorporated into dreams when people are sleeping and investigators provide the stimulus.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Bailey and Johansson, both in excellent form, inject a lot of charm into the evolving rapport between these two opposites — one an idealistic science guy, the other a swaggering combat vet who nonetheless is receptive to Henry’s misgivings about the ethics of the ParkerGenix plan.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
  • Some conservatives and the Trump White House are receptive to the argument that an extension of tax cuts should not be deemed an automatic addition to deficits.
    Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 29 June 2025

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“Afferent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afferent. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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