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1. (adj) sensory nerve, afferent nerve, afferent
a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
2. (adj) afferent
of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS
"afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses"
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1. (adj) afferent
bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; -- opposed to efferent; as, afferent vessels; afferent nerves, which convey sensations from the external organs to the brain
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