afferent
NOUNADJECTIVE
/æfərənt/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
afferent is a valid 8-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1F4F4E1R1E1N1T1
1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does afferent mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS.
“afferent nerves”
“afferent impulses”
ANTONYMS
SIMILAR