Afferent

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Afferent anatomical term with the following meanings:

1. Conveying towards a center, for example the afferent arterioles conveying blood towards the Bowman's capsule in the Kidney.
2. Something that so conducts, see Afferent nerve

[edit] References

• Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary 30th Ed., ISBN 0-7216-0146-4