AFFERENT Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word afferent. (close relations)
afferents
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| incoming | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • arriving at a place or position • entering upon a position of office vacated by another noun • the act of entering | ||||||
| receptive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • ready or willing to receive favorably adjective satellite • open to arguments, ideas, or change • of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system • able to absorb liquid (not repellent) | ||||||
| sensory | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • involving or derived from the senses • relating to or concerned in sensation adjective satellite • of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system | ||||||
| arriving | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress • succeed in a big way; get to the top | ||||||
| afferent nerve | nounn | |||||
noun • a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system | ||||||
| sensory nerve | nounn | |||||
noun • a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system | ||||||
