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AFFERENT NEURON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord
Synonyms:
afferent neuron; sensory neuron
Classified under:
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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