| aff | afferent |
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| ALS | acute lateral sclerosis; advanced life support; afferent loop syndrome; amyotrophic lateral sclerosi... |
| GSA | general somatic afferent; group-specific antigen; Gross virus antigen; guanidinosuccinic acid |
| GVA | general visceral afferent [nerve] |
| RAPD | relative afferent pupillary defect |
| general visceral afferent column | A column of gray matter in the hindbrain and spinal cord of the embryo, developing into the nucleus of the solitary tract and relay cells of the spinal cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| vessel, afferent | A vessel carrying blood toward the heart. A vein or venule. Afferent hails from the latin ad meaning toward + ferre, to bear. The opposite of an afferent vessel is an efferent vessel, an artery or arteriole. (12 Dec 1998) |
| relative afferent pupillary defect | An asymmetry of the pupillomotor input between the two eyes; tested by alternating the light from one eye to the other and comparing the direct light reactions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| special somatic afferent column | A column of gray matter in the hindbrain of the embryo, represented in the adult by the nuclei of the auditory and vestibular nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nerve, afferent | A nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system. The word afferent hails from the latin ad , toward + ferre , to bear = to carry toward. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neurons, afferent | Neurons which convey sensory information centrally from the periphery. (12 Dec 1998) |