afferent
pronunciation
How to pronounce afferent in British English:
UK ['æfərənt]
How to pronounce afferent in American English:
US ['æfərənt]
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- Adjective:
- of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Lymphocyte function in the cellular immune system features both afferent ( receptor ) and efferent ( effector ) components .
- 2. Transmitting nerve impulses toward the central nervous system ; afferent .
- 3. The mechanism of cough reflux : distribution of afferent signal receptors .
- 4. D-glucose modulates synaptic transmission from the central terminals of vagal afferent fibers .
- 5. Glucose increases synaptic transmission from vagal afferent central nerve terminals via modulation of 5-ht3 receptors .