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Meaning of word afferent from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

afferent   noun

Meaning : A nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system.

Synonyms : afferent nerve, sensory nerve

afferent   adjective

Meaning : Of nerves and nerve impulses. Conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS.

Example : Afferent nerves.
Afferent impulses.

Of nerves and nerve impulses. Conveying information away from the CNS.

Efferent nerves and impulses.
efferent, motorial

Afferent meaning in Bengali (Bangla).