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afferent |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Afferent \Af"fer*ent\, a. [L. afferens p. pr of afferre ad + ferre to bear.] (Physiol.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: afferent adj : (physiology) of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses" [ant: {efferent}]
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