reafferent
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Related to, or caused by reafference.
noun
A reafferent structure or connection.
Example Sentences
- "The network of areas we found more highly activated in expert meditators than in nonmeditators has recently been hypothesized to be part of the enactive experiential self network, which integrates efferent and reafferent processes concerning exteroception, proprioception, kinesthesia, and interoception."
Etymology
From re- + afferent.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: re