afferent

See also: afférent

English

Etymology

From Latin adferens (“bringing to”), present participle of adferre (“to bring to”), from ad (“to, toward”) + ferre (“to carry, bear”).

Adjective

afferent (not comparable)

  1. Carrying towards.
    An afferent nerve carries impulses from the body to the brain.

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Noun

afferent (plural afferents)

  1. An afferent structure or connection

Further reading

  • afferent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • afferent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • afferent at OneLook Dictionary Search

Danish

Adjective

afferent

  1. (anatomy) carrying towards central organs

Inflection

Inflection of afferent
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular afferent — —2
Neuter singular afferent — —2
Plural afferente — —2
Definite attributive1 afferente — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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Latin

Verb

afferent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of afferō
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