Definitions of afferent
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of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS“afferent nerves”“afferent impulses”
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Synonyms:
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centripetal, receptive, sensory
of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
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corticipetal, corticoafferent
of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the cerebral cortex
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Antonyms:
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efferent, motorial
of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS
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centrifugal, motor
conveying information to the muscles from the CNS
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corticifugal, corticoefferent, corticofugal
of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex
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neuromotor
relating to a nerve fiber or impulse passing toward motor effectors
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centripetal, receptive, sensory
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a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
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synonyms:
afferent nerve, sensory nerve
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types:
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dorsal horn, dorsal root
one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers
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fillet, lemniscus
a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
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dorsal horn, dorsal root
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