求きゅう心しん性せい神しん経けい

noun

afferent nerve; afferent neuron

Medical term for nerves that carry sensory information from the body toward the central nervous system. Contrasts with 遠心性神経 (efferent nerve).

See also: 遠心性神経

• 求きゅう心しん性せい神しん経けいは、末まっ梢しょうから中ちゅう枢すうへ信しん号ごうを伝つたえる。

  Afferent nerves transmit signals from the periphery to the central nervous system.