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afferentation

afferentation noun: the input of sensory information from a body part to the brain.

Noun

afferentation (plural afferentations)

  1. The input of sensory information from a body part to the brain

Forms of afferentation

pluralafferentations

Origin of afferentation

From afferent + -ation.

Questions about afferentation

What does afferentation mean?
Afferentation means the input of sensory information from a body part to the brain.
What part of speech is afferentation?
Afferentation is a noun.
What is the plural of afferentation?
The plural of afferentation is afferentations.

Words near afferentation in the dictionary

  1. Affenspalte
  2. afference
  3. afferences
  4. afferent
  5. afferent loop syndrome
  6. afferentation
  7. afferentations
  8. afferented
  9. afferentia
  10. afferently
  11. afferents

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