Overview of noun afferent

The noun afferent has 1 sense

• sensory nerve, afferent nerve, afferent -- (a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system)

Overview of adj afferent

The adj afferent has 1 sense

• afferent -- (of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses")