afferent

/æfərənt/ nounadjective
8 letters3 syllables14 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1

A nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system.

ADJECTIVE
1

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

“afferent nerves”

“afferent impulses”

WORD FORMS
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Ends withT
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Syllablesaf · fer · ent
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