See Also: Afferent(medicine)
Afferent(health)
afferent(dictionary)
neurons, afferent(medicine)
Afferent nerve(health)
nerve, afferent(medicine)
Afferent vessel(health)
afferent fibres(medicine)
afferent vessel(medicine)
afferent pathways(medicine)

afferent (iou)



afferent adjective. M19.
[Latin afferent- pres. ppl stem of afferre, from ad AF- + ferre bring: see -ENT.]
Anatomy. Conducting inwards (of a nerve: towards the central nervous system; of a blood-vessel: towards an organ). Opp. EFFERENT.