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afferences

afferences is the plural of afference.

Meaning of afference

Noun

afference (countable and uncountable, plural afferences)

  1. The brain’s reception of signals from the body.
    • Christina had lost this normal inflow, this afference, had lost her normal proprioceptive vocal tone and posture, and therefore had to use her ears, auditory feedback, instead.1984, Oliver Sacks, “The Disembodied Lady”, chapter 3 in The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Reset 2007), page 53

Questions about afferences

What is afferences the plural of?
Afferences is the plural of afference.

Words near afferences in the dictionary

  1. Affeldts
  2. affenpinscher
  3. Affenpinschers
  4. Affenspalte
  5. afference
  6. afferences
  7. afferent
  8. afferent loop syndrome
  9. afferentation
  10. afferentations
  11. afferented

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