Word
Afferent
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
af-fer-ent
Definition
- a. - 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.
- 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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