adj.
Pronunciation: ' a-f ə -r ə nt, - ˌ fer- ə nt, - ˌ fe-r ə nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin afferent-, afferens, present participle of afferre to bring to, from ad- + ferre to bear ― more at BEAR
Date: circa 1847
: bearing or conducting inward specifically : conveying impulses toward the central nervous system ― compare EFFERENT
– af · fer · ent · ly adverb