Conveying impulses toward a nerve center (8 letters)

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AFFERENT

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Conveying impulses to a nerve center

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afferent, center, conveying, impulses, nerve, toward

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The answer AFFERENT is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

{ Definition }

AFFERENT as a noun:

1. (sensory nerve, afferent nerve, afferent) = a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system

AFFERENT as an adjective:

1. of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses"