afferentia

English

Etymology

From Latin afferentia. Doublet of afference.

Noun

afferentia pl (plural only)

1. (anatomy) Any afferent vessels, whether blood or lymph vessels; specifically, the afferent arteries of the kidneys.

Latin

Participle

afferentia

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of afferēns

References

• afferentia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)