afferent

English Thesaurus

1. a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system (noun.body)

hypernym	:	nerve, nervus,
definition	:	any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body (noun.body)

hyponym	:	dorsal horn, dorsal root,
definition	:	one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers (noun.body)

hyponym	:	fillet, lemniscus,
definition	:	a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus (noun.body)

part holonym	:	afferent neuron, sensory neuron,
definition	:	a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord (noun.body)

part holonym	:	afferent fiber, sensory fiber,
definition	:	a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central nervous system (noun.body)

2. of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS (adj.all)

similar	:	centripetal, receptive, sensory,
definition	:	of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system (adj.all)

similar	:	corticipetal, corticoafferent,
definition	:	of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the cerebral cortex (adj.all)

domain category	:	physiology,
definition	:	the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms (noun.cognition)

3. a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system (noun.body)

derivation	:	afferent,
definition	:	of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS (adj.all)

4. of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS (adj.all)

antonym	:	efferent, motorial,
definition	:	of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS (adj.all)

derivation	:	afferent, afferent nerve, sensory nerve,
definition	:	a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system (noun.body)

5. a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system (noun.body)

derivation	:	afferent,
definition	:	of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS (adj.all)

6. of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS (adj.all)

antonym	:	efferent, motorial,
definition	:	of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS (adj.all)

derivation	:	afferent, afferent nerve, sensory nerve,
definition	:	a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system (noun.body)