afferent

== English == === Etymology === From Latin adferens (“bringing to”), present participle of adferre (“to bring to”), from ad (“to, toward”) + ferre (“to carry, bear”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæ.fə.ɹənt/, /ˈæ.fɜː.ənt/ === Adjective === afferent (not comparable) Carrying towards. Antonym: efferent ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === afferent (plural afferents) An afferent structure or connection ==== Derived terms ==== afferented === Further reading === “afferent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “afferent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “afferent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Danish == === Adjective === afferent (anatomy) carrying towards central organs ==== Inflection ==== ==== Antonyms ==== efferent === Further reading === “afferent” in Den Danske Ordbog == Latin == === Verb === afferent third-person plural future active indicative of afferō