Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun afferent

1 sense of afferent

Sense 1
sensory nerve, afferent nerve, afferent -- (a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system)
       => nerve, nervus -- (any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body)

Antonyms of adj afferent

1 sense of afferent

Sense 1
afferent (vs. efferent) -- (of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses")

efferent (vs. afferent), motorial -- (of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses")
        => centrifugal, motor (prenominal) -- (conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; "motor nerves")
        => corticoefferent, corticofugal, corticifugal -- (of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex; "corticofugal discharges")
        => neuromotor -- (relating to a nerve fiber or impulse passing toward motor effectors; "neuromotor impulses")

Similarity of adj afferent

1 sense of afferent

Sense 1
afferent (vs. efferent) -- (of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses")
       => centripetal, receptive, sensory (prenominal) -- (of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; "sensory neurons")
       => corticoafferent, corticipetal -- (of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the cerebral cortex)