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afferent

af·fe·rent

UK/ˈæ.fə.ɹənt/ US/ˈæ.fɜː.ənt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS

  • “afferent nerves”
  • “afferent impulses”
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Origin

From Latin adferens (“bringing to”), present participle of adferre (“to bring to”), from ad (“to, toward”) + ferre (“to carry, bear”). By surface analysis, af- + -fer + -ent.

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