noun
a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord
• Syn: ↑afferent neuron
• Hypernyms: ↑nerve cell, ↑neuron
• Part Holonyms: ↑sensory nerve, ↑afferent nerve, ↑afferent
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Biol.
a nerve cell that conducts impulses from a sense organ to the central nervous system.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.