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AFFERENT NEURON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does afferent neuron mean?
• AFFERENT NEURON (noun)
The noun AFFERENT NEURON has 1 sense:
1. a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord
Familiarity information: AFFERENT NEURON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
afferent neuron; sensory neuron
Hypernyms ("afferent neuron" is a kind of...):
nerve cell; neuron (a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses)
Holonyms ("afferent neuron" is a part of...):
afferent; afferent nerve; sensory nerve (a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system)
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