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ˈæf ər əntaf·fer·ent
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Princeton's WordNet
sensory nerve, afferent nerve, afferentadjective
a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
afferentadjective
of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS
"afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses"
Wiktionary
afferentnoun
An afferent structure or connection
afferentadjective
Carrying towards.
An afferent nerve carries impulses from the body to the brain.
Etymology: From adferens, present participle of adferre, from ad + ferre.
ChatGPT
afferent
In biological context, afferent refers to conducting or conveying towards a center or specific organ in the body. It typically refers to nerves, vessels, or pathways that carry sensory information from peripheral or exterior areas of the body to the brain or spinal cord. The term is used in contrast to efferent, which refers to conduction away from a central point.
afferent
Afferent refers to conducting or conveying towards a particular location, organ or structure within the body, typically in context of nerves that carry sensory information towards the brain or central nervous system. It is the opposite of efferent, which refers to conduction away from a location or organ.
Webster Dictionary
Afferentadjective
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
Etymology: [L. afferens, p. pr. of afferre; ad + ferre to bear.]
Wikidata
Afferent
Afferent is an anatomical term with the following meanings: ⁕Conveying towards a center, for example the afferent arterioles conveying blood towards the Bowman's capsule in the kidney. Opposite to Efferent. ⁕Something that so conducts, see Afferent nerve fiber ⁕Afferent lymphatic vessels
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Afferent
af′fėr-ent, adj. (anat.) bringing to, applied to the nerves that convey sensations to the nerve centres. [L. afferens—ad, to, and ferre, to carry.]
Entomology
Afferent
carrying inwardly or toward the centre.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of afferent in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of afferent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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