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afferent

nounadjective /æfərənt/ 3 syllables 8 letters Scrabble 14 WWF 15
Definitions
noun

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

adjective

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

“afferent nerves”

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