afferent

afferent is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. 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.
2. noun. a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
3. adjective. of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS

   "afferent nerves"

   "afferent impulses"

Common word forms

afferents, afferently

Words from these letters

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