Afferent
ahd-5
adjective.
Carrying inward to a central organ or section, as nerves that conduct impulses from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Bringing; carrying to or toward; conveying inward.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; -- opposed to
efferent
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Carrying
towards
.
noun.
An afferent structure or connection
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adjective.
of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS
noun.
a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system