2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: afferent adjective: of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses" [ant: {efferent}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Afferent \Af"fer*ent\, adjective [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. ||

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