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afferent (iou) and fern(1) (iou)


afferent (iou)



afferent adjective. M19.
[Latin afferent- pres. ppl stem of afferre, from ad AF- + ferre bring: see -ENT.]
Anatomy. Conducting inwards (of a nerve: towards the central nervous system; of a blood-vessel: towards an organ). Opp. EFFERENT.

fern(1) (iou)



fern adjective & adverb. Long obsolete exc. dial. in FERNYEAR.
[Old English fyrn cogn. with Old Saxon furn, forn formerly, Old Norse forn (adjective) ancient.]
A. adjective. Former, ancient, past, of old. OE.
B. adverb. Formerly, long ago, a long time. OE-LME.