DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
afferent
/'æfərənt/ · æfərənt
Afferent has 3 syllables: af · fer · ent.
af
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fer
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ent
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noun. A nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system.
adjective. Of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS.
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