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afferent vs posterior root

posterior root vs afferent

afferent and posterior root both are nouns.

afferent is an adjective but posterior root is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
afferent Yes Yes No No
posterior root Yes No No No
As nouns, posterior root is a hyponym of afferent; that is, posterior root is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than afferent:
  • afferent: a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
  • posterior root: one of two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally from the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers
Other hyponyms of afferent include dorsal horn, dorsal root, posterior horn, fillet, lemniscus.
afferent (noun) posterior root (noun)
a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system one of two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally from the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers
afferent (adjective) posterior root (adjective)
of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS
Difference between afferent and posterior root

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