afferent

Letters that make afferent

a, e, f, n, r, t are letters that make 'afferent'

Words within afferent

ER, re, NT, en, rent, Re, Er, Fe are words within 'afferent'

2 possible definitions for 'afferent'

Afferent as "a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system"

Under this definition, afferent is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sensory nerve, afferent nerve have the same meaning as 'afferent'

afferent as a type

'afferent' can be a type of nerve, nervus.

Types of afferent

dorsal root, dorsal horn, lemniscus, fillet are types of 'afferent'.

Parts of afferent

sensory neuron, afferent neuron, sensory fiber, afferent fiber are parts of 'afferent'.

Derivatives of afferent

afferent is a derivative of afferent.

Afferent as "of nerves and nerve impulses, conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS"

Under this definition, afferent is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

efferent, motorial have the opposite meaning of 'afferent'

afferent as a category

'afferent' can be a category of physiology.

Derivatives of afferent

sensory nerve, afferent nerve, afferent are derivatives of 'afferent'.

Similar to afferent

centripetal, receptive, sensory(a), corticoafferent, corticipetal are similar to 'afferent'.

Example of afferent used within this context

"afferent nerves", "afferent impulses"


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