Definition of afferent

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Definition of afferent

  • a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. afferent nerve
    2. sensory nerve
  • of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS (adjective)

    Examples

    1. afferent nerves
    2. afferent impulses

See definition of afferent in Merriam Webster