afferent
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
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Parts & wholes
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Sense 2 adjective
of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS
afferent nerves
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | afferent |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | sensory neuron |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | sensory fiber |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | nerve |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dorsal root |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lemniscus |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | efferent |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sensory nerve |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physiology |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sensorya |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | corticoafferent |