afferent
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin adferens (“bringing to”), present participle of adferre (“to bring to”), from ad (“to, toward”) + ferre (“to carry, bear”).
Adjective [edit]
afferent (not comparable)
- Carrying towards.
- An afferent nerve carries impulses from the body to the brain.
Antonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
Carrying towards
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Noun [edit]
afferent (plural afferents)
- An afferent structure or connection
External links [edit]
- afferent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- afferent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- afferent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
afferent
- third-person plural future active indicative of afferō
