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afferent

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈæ.fə.ɹənt/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aeeffnrtStarts with AEnds with T0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS

Word origin

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.

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  • An afferent nerve carries impulses from the body to the brain.

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