Associations to the word «Afferent»
Noun
- Neuron
- Ganglion
- Synapse
- Fiber
- Axon
- Reflex
- Nerve
- Stimulation
- Cns
- Periphery
- Input
- Neurotransmitter
- Cord
- Stimulus
- Nucleus
- Cortex
- Pathway
- Fibre
- Neu
- Terminal
- Receptor
- Bladder
- Conduction
- Activation
- Coupling
- Excitation
- Projection
- Inflammation
- Opioid
- Lymph
- Spindle
- Primary
- Mediator
- Feedback
- Modality
- Sinus
- Impulse
- Pons
- Peptide
- Inhibition
- Modulation
- Tract
- Lesion
- Muscle
- Signal
- Subtype
- Tors
- Sn
- Tendon
- Gut
- Secretion
- Serotonin
- Threshold
Adjective
- Somatic
- Spinal
- Sensory
- Reflex
- Dorsal
- Synaptic
- Cutaneous
- Peripheral
- Neuron
- Inhibitory
- Sympathetic
- Receptive
- Neuronal
- Cortical
- Horn
- Pelvic
- Auditory
- Olfactory
- Ventral
- Medial
- Neural
- Mediate
- Gastrointestinal
- Proximal
- Distal
- Intrinsic
- Anatomical
- Gastric
- Nervous
- Ascending
- Lateral
- Inflammatory
- Superficial
- Posterior
- Cervical
- Descending
- Root
- Primary
- Urinary
Adverb
Wiktionary
AFFERENT, adjective. Carrying towards.
AFFERENT, noun. An afferent structure or connection
Dictionary definition
AFFERENT, noun. A nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system.
AFFERENT, adjective. Of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.