Afferent

Afferent (from Latin, af meaning "to" and ferre meaning "to carry") is an anatomical term meaning "conveying towards a center". ^[1]

6 relations: Afferent arterioles, Afferent nerve fiber, Efferent, Lymphatic vessel, Marcus Gunn pupil, Software package metrics.

Afferent arterioles

The afferent arterioles are a group of blood vessels that supply the nephrons in many excretory systems.

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Afferent nerve fiber

Afferent nerve fibers refer to axonal projections that arrive at a particular region; as opposed to efferent projections that exit the region.

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Efferent

Efferent is an anatomical term with the following meanings.

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Lymphatic vessel

The lymphatic vessels (or lymph vessels or lymphatics) are thin-walled vessels structured like blood vessels, that carry lymph.

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Relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD) or Marcus Gunn pupil is a medical sign observed during the swinging-flashlight test whereupon the patient's pupils constrict less (therefore appearing to dilate) when a bright light is swung from the unaffected eye to the affected eye.

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Software package metrics

Various software package metrics are used in modular programming.

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Advehent, Afferent (disambiguation), Afferents.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afferent

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