HyperDic: afferent

English > 2 senses of the word afferent:
ADJECTIVEallafferentof nerves and nerve impulses
NOUNbodyafferent, sensory nerve, afferent nervea nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
afferent > pronunciation
Soundsae'ferahnt
Rhymesabandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...
English > afferent: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningOf nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS.
Examples
  • "afferent nerves"
  • "afferent impulses"
CategoryphysiologyThe branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
Narrowercentripetal, receptive, sensoryOf a nerve ... / nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
corticoafferent, corticipetalOf a nerve ... / nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the cerebral cortex
Oppositeefferent, motorialOf nerves and nerve impulses
Spanishaferente
Catalanaferent
Nounsafferenta nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
English > afferent: 2 senses > noun 1, body
MeaningA nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system.
Synonymssensory nerve, afferent nerve
Partssensory fiber, afferent fiberA nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central nervous system
sensory neuron, afferent neuronA neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord
Narrowerdorsal root, dorsal horn, posterior root, posterior hornOne of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers
lemniscus, filletA bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
Broadernerve, nervusAny bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
Spanishaferente, nervio aferente, nervio sensorial
Catalannervi sensitiu, nervi sensorial
Adjectivesafferentof nerves and nerve impulses

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