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Conducting information inward; said of fibers in the nervous system that bring messages to the brain, and of the transfer of signals toward an individual neuron. Opposite of efferent.
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| affinity |
Relationship by marriage. May include the relationship between corporate groups linked by marriage between their members.
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| affection |
Any existing disorder of the whole body, or part of it: as hysterics, leprosy, etc. Thus, by adding a descriptive epithet to the term affection, most distempers may be expressed. And hence we say febrile affection, cutaneous affection, etc., using the word affection synonymously with disease. [Hooper1843]
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| afferent |
Refers to nerves that carry messages from sense organs towards the spinal cord and brain, ie, sensory nerves.
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| afferent |
carrying impulses toward a center, as when a sensory nerve carries a message toward the brain. Opposite of efferent
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