afferent

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
  2. adjective of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

sensory nerve, afferent nerve

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