afferent
/æfərənt/
nounadjective
8 letters3 syllables14 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1
ADJECTIVEA nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system.
1
Of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS.
“afferent nerves”
“afferent impulses”
WORD FORMS
Starts withA
Ends withT
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
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Starts & ends withA … T
Syllablesaf · fer · ent
SYNONYMS & RELATED8
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