afferent 1

adjectivedomain: all adj

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS

Examples

Antonym

adjective

of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS

Derivationally related form

noun

a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

noun

the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms

Similar_to

adjective

of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system

adjective

of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the cerebral cortex