afferent

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Adjective afferent has 1 sense

afferent - of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses"
Antonyms: efferent, motorial, centrifugal, motor, corticoefferent, corticofugal, corticifugal, neuromotor

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Afferent

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: Relating to or conducting inward toward a central organ or part.

Examples:

The afferent nerves carry signals from the peripheral nerves to the brain.
The afferent blood vessels supply oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle.