afferent
adj/ˈæ.fə.ɹənt/
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.
- derived from adferens
Definitions
Carrying towards.
- An afferent nerve carries impulses from the body to the brain.
An afferent structure or connection
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for afferent. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA