Afferent - English meaning
ˈæf.ər.ənt
Afferent – definitions in English dictionary
adjectiveConducting or conducted inwards or towards something (for nerves, the central nervous system; for blood vessels, the organ supplied).
Usage examples:
Cough is mediated by the interaction of sensory afferent nerves, central cough reflexes, and local …
nounAn afferent nerve fibre or vessel.
Usage examples:
It may also be the site of projection of proprioceptive afferents from the respiratory muscles and …
adjective(especially of a nerve) carrying something towards the centre of a body part
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Word origin
mid 19th century: from Latin afferent- ‘bringing towards’, from the verb afferre, from ad- ‘to’ + ferre ‘bring’.
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