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afferent
(encz) | afferent,aferentní Josef Kosek |
Afferent
(gcide) | Afferent \Af"fer*ent\, a. [L. afferens, p. pr. of afferre; ad +
ferre to bear.] (Physiol.)
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.
[1913 Webster] |
afferent
(wn) | afferent
adj 1: of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory
information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent
nerves"; "afferent impulses" [ant: efferent,
motorial]
n 1: a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to
the central nervous system [syn: sensory nerve, {afferent
nerve}, afferent] |
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corticoafferent
(encz) | corticoafferent, adj: |
Afferent
(gcide) | Afferent \Af"fer*ent\, a. [L. afferens, p. pr. of afferre; ad +
ferre to bear.] (Physiol.)
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.
[1913 Webster] |
corticoafferent
(gcide) | corticoafferent \corticoafferent\ adj. (Med.)
passing toward the cerebral cortex; -- of nerves and nerve
impulses.
Syn: corticipetal.
[WordNet 1.5] |
afferent fiber
(wn) | afferent fiber
n 1: a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central
nervous system [syn: sensory fiber, afferent fiber] |
afferent nerve
(wn) | afferent nerve
n 1: a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to
the central nervous system [syn: sensory nerve, {afferent
nerve}, afferent] |
afferent neuron
(wn) | afferent neuron
n 1: a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal
cord [syn: sensory neuron, afferent neuron] |
corticoafferent
(wn) | corticoafferent
adj 1: of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and
passing toward the cerebral cortex [syn:
corticoafferent, corticipetal] |
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