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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024af•fer•ent (af′ər ənt),USA pronunciation [Physiol.]adj. - Physiologybringing to or leading toward an organ or part, as a nerve or arteriole (opposed to efferent).
n. - Pathology, Physiologya nerve carrying a message toward the central nervous system.
- Latin afferent- (stem of afferēns, present participle of afferre), equivalent. to af- af- + fer- (stem of ferre to carry) + -ent- -ent
- 1830–40
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