English Explanatory Dictionary

afferent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Carrying towards.
noun
  1. An afferent structure or connection

Pronunciation

/ˈæ.fə.ɹənt/ /ˈæ.fɜː.ənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-afferent.wav

Word forms

afferent afferents

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.

Antonyms

efferent

Derived words

afferentation afferent loop syndrome afferently baroafferent cerebroafferent chemoafferent deafferent exafferent mechanoafferent nonafferent pseudoafferent reafferent thermoafferent afferented
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