Home › Words › A › afferentationafferentationafferentation · noun — the input of sensory information from a body part to the brain.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, afferentation ranks #31,545 of 43,042 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom afferent + -ation.nounThe input of sensory information from a body part to the brainDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.afference 71% match — The brain’s reception of signals from the body. vs afferentation →afferent 71% match — Carrying towards. vs afferentation →cerebroafferent 63% match — Carrying material towards the cerebrum vs afferentation →afferented 62% match — Having an afferent vs afferentation →afferentia 62% match — Any afferent vessels, whether blood or lymph vessels; specifically, the afferent arteries of the kidneys. vs afferentation →reafferentation 61% match — The restoration of an afferent connection to the central nervous system, typically following deafferentation vs afferentation →deafferentation 60% match — The state of having an incomplete afferent connection with the central nervous system. vs afferentation →cerebripetal 59% match — Going from the spinal cord to the brain, so as to transfer sensations (centripetal impressions) from the exterior inwards. vs afferentation →