AFFERENT FIBER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central nervous system

Synonyms:

afferent fiber; sensory fiber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("afferent fiber" is a kind of...):

nerve fiber; nerve fibre (a threadlike extension of a nerve cell)

Holonyms ("afferent fiber" 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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