Afferent

{af’-er-ent) \afferens, carrying to]. Carrying toward the center. Of nerves: conveying impulses toward the central nervous system; sensory, centripetal. Of blood ve els: those, as the arteries, conveying blood to the ti ues. Of lymphatics: those conveying lymph to a lymphatic gland. Afferent i a, or Vasa afferent i a (va’-sah aferen’ -she ah) [L.]. I. The lymphatic ve els. 2. Any ve els carrying blood or lymph to an organ. 37