afferent

/ˈæfɝʌnt/

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Adjective
of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses"
Noun
a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system

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