Afferent vs Dysafferentation - What's the difference?
afferent | dysafferentation |
Carrying towards.
(chiropractic) Abnormal afferent input as a result of joint restriction that involves a functional decrease in the activity of large diameter mechanoreceptor afferent fibers and a simultaneous functional increases in the activity of nociceptive afferent nerve fibers.
As an adjective afferent
is relative (to), pertaining (to).As a noun dysafferentation is
(chiropractic) abnormal afferent input as a result of joint restriction that involves a functional decrease in the activity of large diameter mechanoreceptor afferent fibers and a simultaneous functional increases in the activity of nociceptive afferent nerve fibers.afferent
English
(wikipedia afferent)Adjective
(-)- An afferent nerve carries impulses from the body to the brain.