"afferent" meaning in English

See afferent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈæ.fə.ɹənt/, /ˈæ.fɜː.ənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-afferent.wav
Etymology: From Latin adferens (“bringing to”), present participle of adferre (“to bring to”), from ad (“to, toward”) + ferre (“to carry, bear”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰer-}}, {{der|en|la|adferens||bringing to}} Latin adferens (“bringing to”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} afferent (not comparable)
  1. Carrying towards. Tags: not-comparable Translations (Carrying towards): dostředivý (note: about nerves) (Czech), afferentti (Finnish), afférent (French), hinführend (German), afferent (German), adduktanta (Ido), adduktiva (Ido), afferente (Italian), aferen (Malay), hatî (Northern Kurdish), آوران (âvarân) (Persian), aferente (Portuguese), афферентный (afferentnyj) (Russian), aferente (Spanish), afferent (Swedish), inåtledande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-afferent-en-adj-L9OW4nXQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 88 12 Derived forms: afferentation, afferently, baroafferent, cerebroafferent, chemoafferent, deafferent, exafferent, mechanoafferent, nonafferent, pseudoafferent, reafferent, thermoafferent

Noun

IPA: /ˈæ.fə.ɹənt/, /ˈæ.fɜː.ənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-afferent.wav Forms: afferents [plural]
Etymology: From Latin adferens (“bringing to”), present participle of adferre (“to bring to”), from ad (“to, toward”) + ferre (“to carry, bear”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰer-}}, {{der|en|la|adferens||bringing to}} Latin adferens (“bringing to”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} afferent (plural afferents)
  1. An afferent structure or connection Derived forms: afferented
    Sense id: en-afferent-en-noun-WXJTCy~W

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