afferent
Cross references: 1. efferent af.fer.ent \'af-*-r*nt, -.er-*nt\ aj [L afferent-, afferens, prp. of afferre to bring to, fr. a]d- + ferre to bear - more at BEAR : bearing or conducting inward; specif : conveying impulses towar d a nerve center - af.fer.ent.ly av