| 单词 | afferent |
| 释义 | afferent[ af-er-uhnt ] / ˈæf ər ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR afferent ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivebringing to or leading toward an organ or part, as a nerve or arteriole (opposed to efferent). nouna nerve carrying a message toward the central nervous system. Origin of afferent1830–40; <Latin afferent- (stem of afferēns, present participle of afferre), equivalent to af-af- + fer- (stem of ferre to carry) + -ent--ent OTHER WORDS FROM afferentaf·fer·ent·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH afferentafferent , efferentWords nearby afferentaffective disorder, affective fallacy, affective psychosis, affectless, affenpinscher, afferent, afferent fiber, afferent glomerular arteriole, afferent-loop syndrome, afferent nerve, afferent vessel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for afferentBritish Dictionary definitions for afferentafferent / (ˈæfərənt) / adjectivebringing or directing inwards to a part or an organ of the body, esp towards the brain or spinal cordCompare efferent Word Origin for afferentC19: from Latin afferre to carry to, from ad- to + ferre to carry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for afferentafferent [ ăf′ər-ənt ] adj.Carrying inward to a central organ or section, as nerves that conduct impulses from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord. n.An afferent organ or body part, such as a blood vessel. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for afferentafferent [ ăf′ər-ənt ] Carrying sensory information toward a central organ or part, as a nerve that conducts impulses from the periphery of the body to the central nervous system. Compare efferent. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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