afferent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈæ.fə.ɹənt/
- /ˈæ.fɜː.ənt/
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Carrying towards.
An afferent nerve carries impulses from the body to the brain.
Antonyms
Deriveds
pseudoafferent · afferentation · reafferent · thermoafferent · afferently · mechanoafferent · baroafferent · exafferent · cerebroafferent · afferent loop syndrome · deafferent · chemoafferent · nonafferent
Translations (17)
pt aferente (Carrying towards) · sv afferent (Carrying towards) · ru афферентный (Carrying towards) · it afferente (Carrying towards) · de hinführend (Carrying towards) · id aferen (Carrying towards) · io adduktanta (Carrying towards) · io adduktiva (Carrying towards) · es aferente (Carrying towards) · fa آوران (Carrying towards) · sv inåtledande (Carrying towards) · cs dostředivý (Carrying towards) · kmr hatî (Carrying towards) · fi afferentti (Carrying towards) · ms aferen (Carrying towards) · de afferent (Carrying towards) · fr afférent (Carrying towards)