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Added 10 October 2026

afferent

/ˈæ.fə.ɹənt/ adjective

Latin root: adferens Wiktionary

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Carrying towards.
An afferent nerve carries impulses from the body to the brain.

noun

An afferent structure or connection.

Origin

From Latin adferens (“bringing to”), present participle of adferre (“to bring to”), from ad (“to, toward”) + ferre (“to carry, bear”). By surface analysis, af- + -fer + -ent.

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