afferent

afferent

See also: afférent

English

Etymology

From Latin adferens (“bringing to”), present participle of adferre (“to bring to”), from ad (“to, toward”) + ferre (“to carry, bear”).

Adjective

afferent (not comparable)

1. Carrying towards.

   An afferent nerve carries impulses from the body to the brain.

Antonyms

• efferent

Derived terms

• afferentation
• afferently
• baroafferent

Translations

Carrying towards

Czech: dostředivý (about nerves) Finnish: afferentti French: afférent (fr) German: hinführend, afferent Ido: adduktanta (io), adduktiva (io) Italian: afferente (it)

Malay: aferen Persian: آوران‎ (fa) (āvarān) Portuguese: aferente (pt) Russian: афферентный (ru) (afferentnyj) Spanish: aferente (es) Swedish: afferent (sv), inåtledande

Noun

afferent (plural afferents)

1. An afferent structure or connection

Further reading

• afferent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• afferent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• afferent at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Danish

Adjective

afferent

1. (anatomy) carrying towards central organs

Inflection

Inflection of afferent
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	afferent	—	—2
Neuter singular	afferent	—	—2
Plural	afferente	—	—2
Definite attributive1	afferente	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Antonyms

• efferent

Further reading

• “afferent” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Latin

Verb

afferent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of afferō