afferent vessel
n.
An artery conveying blood to a part.
A lymphatic vessel entering a lymph node.
The arteriole that enters a renal glomerulus.
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afferent, afferent fiber, afferent glomerular arteriole, afferent-loop syndrome, afferent nerve, afferent vessel, affettuoso, affiance, affianced, affiant, affiche
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