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afferent

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Adjective

of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS
- afferent nerves
- afferent impulses

Noun

a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system

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Synonyms:
sensory nerve afferent nerve
Antonyms:
efferent motorial

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afferent aperient apparent affront averment
Words contain "afferent":
afferent afferent fiber afferent nerve afferent neuron corticoafferent

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