Found 2 items, similar to afferent.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: afferent afferent adj : of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; “afferent nerves”; “afferent impulses” [ant: efferent]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Afferent 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] ||