- centripetal nerve
- afferent n.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
centripetal nerve
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Centripetal — Cen*trip e*tal, a. [L. centrum center + petere to move toward.] 1. Tending, or causing, to approach the center. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) (a) Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and proceeding in order towards the summit. (b) Having… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Centripetal force — Centripetal Cen*trip e*tal, a. [L. centrum center + petere to move toward.] 1. Tending, or causing, to approach the center. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) (a) Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and proceeding in order towards the summit … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Centripetal impression — Centripetal Cen*trip e*tal, a. [L. centrum center + petere to move toward.] 1. Tending, or causing, to approach the center. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) (a) Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and proceeding in order towards the summit … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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centripetal current — an electric current passing through the body with the positive electrode on the nerve or at the periphery and the negative electrode near the nerve center: called also ascending c … Medical dictionary
ascending degeneration — wallerian degeneration of centripetal nerve fibers that progresses toward the brain or spinal cord … Medical dictionary
Afferent — Carrying toward. A vein is an afferent vessel since it carries blood toward from the heart. An afferent nerve carries impulses toward the central nervous system. The opposite of afferent is efferent. * * * Inflowing; conducting toward a center,… … Medical dictionary
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