deafferent

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UK/diːˈæfəɹənt/

adjective

Detached from the nervous system.

“The researchers deafferented the monkeys' limbs.”

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Meanings

adjectivedeafferent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDetached from the nervous system.
verbdeafferent (third-person singular simple present deafferents, present participle deafferenting, simple past and past participle deafferented)

present singular third person deafferents · participle present deafferenting · participle past deafferented · past deafferented

  1. transitiveTo detach from the nervous system.

    The researchers deafferented the monkeys' limbs.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
deafferentatedeafferentated

Origin

From de- + afferent.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

afferented
Cite this entry
APA

deafferent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deafferent

MLA

“deafferent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deafferent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deafferent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deafferent.

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