afferent
See also: afférent
English
Etymology
From Latin adferens (“bringing to”), present participle of adferre (“to bring to”), from ad (“to, toward”) + ferre (“to carry, bear”).
Adjective
afferent (not comparable)
- Carrying towards.
- An afferent nerve carries impulses from the body to the brain.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
Carrying towards
|
Further reading
- afferent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- afferent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- afferent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Danish
Inflection
| Inflection of afferent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | afferent | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | afferent | — | —2 |
| Plural | afferente | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | afferente | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Antonyms
Latin
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative
Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.