Meaning Of The Word Afferent

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afferent in American English
bringing inward to a central part; specif., designating nerves that transmit impulses to the central nervous system, as to the brain
adjective: bringing to or leading toward an organ or part, as a nerve or arteriole (opposed to efferent)
noun: a nerve carrying a message toward the central nervous system

afferent in British English
adjective: bringing or directing inwards to a part or an organ of the body, esp towards the brain or spinal cord

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