Afferent - Definition
afferent
adj 1: of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory
information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent
nerves"; "afferent impulses" [ant: efferent,
motorial]
n 1: a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to
the central nervous system [syn: sensory nerve, afferent
nerve, afferent]