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Definition of: afferent
(af′ər·ənt) adjective
Conducting inward, or toward the center: said of those nerve processes which transmit sensory stimuli from receptory organs to the central nervous system: opposed to efferent. [<L afferens, -entis, ppr. of afferre <ad- to + ferre bear]
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