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afferent

/ afferent /
adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS
"afferent nerves"
"afferent impulses"
Similar:
centripetal receptive sensory(a) corticoafferent corticipetal
Opposites:
efferent motorial
Domain:
physiology
Semantic Complexity
51%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
5
Total Relationships
7
Times Searched
1
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centripetal receptive sensory(a) corticoafferent corticipetal efferent motorial