Associations to the word «Afferent»

Wiktionary

AFFERENT, adjective. Carrying towards.
AFFERENT, noun. An afferent structure or connection

Dictionary definition

AFFERENT, noun. A nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system.
AFFERENT, adjective. Of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche