Definition
Carrying signals or nerve impulses toward the brain or spinal cord; moving toward a central point.
Etymology
From Latin 'ad-' (toward) and 'ferre' (to carry or bring), literally 'carrying toward.' Coined as a medical term to describe sensory nerve pathways.
Kelly Says
Neuroscience uses 'afferent' and 'efferent' as mirror terms: afferent nerves bring sensations IN toward your brain, while efferent nerves send commands OUT—the Latin prefixes 'ad-' and 'ex-' make the direction crystal clear.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُدخل
mu-dakhul
BNবাংলা
প্রবেশকারী
pro-besh-ka-ri
CACatalà
afferent
a-fer-ent
CSČeština
afferentní
a-fer-ent-ni
DADansk
afferent
a-fer-ent
DEDeutsch
afferent
a-fer-ent
ELΕλληνικά
αfferent
a-fer-ent
ESEspañol
aferente
a-fer-en-te
FISuomi
afferent
a-fer-ent
FRFrançais
afferent
a-fer-ent
HEעברית
אfferent
a-fer-ent
HIहिन्दी
आगमनात्मक
a-ga-ma-nat-mak
HUMagyar
afferent
a-fer-ent
IDBahasa Indonesia
afferent
a-fer-ent
ITItaliano
afferente
a-fer-en-te
MRMR
आगमनात्मक
a-ga-ma-nat-mak
MSBahasa Melayu
afferent
a-fer-ent
NLNederlands
afferent
a-fer-ent
NONorsk
afferent
a-fer-ent
PLPolski
afferent
a-fer-ent
PTPortuguês
aferente
a-fer-en-te
RORomână
afferent
a-fer-ent
RUРусский
афферентный
afferent-nyy
SVSvenska
afferent
a-fer-ent
SWKiswahili
afferent
a-fer-ent
TEతెలుగు
ప్రవేశించే
pra-vesh-ince
TRTürkçe
afferent
a-fer-ent
UKУкраїнська
аферентний
a-fer-ent-niy
VITiếng Việt
afferent
a-fer-ent