Término anatómico y fisiológico para indicar el sentido de la conducción: de la periferia al centro.
<(F): Afférent: qui s'éloigne de; qui est issu d'un organe.
<(Ing): Afferent: incoming from the periphery to the central nervous system. Thus afferent nerves are sensory nerves running in from the sensory receptors scattered around an organism.