Medical Definition of afferent. : bearing or conducting inward; specifically : conveying impulses toward the central nervous systemâcompare efferent.
Imperial Weight Units. The imperial system of weights, or more correctly the avoirdupois system of weights is the standard system of weight in the United States and is still in common usage in the United Kingdom. The system is based on a pound (lb) of 16 ounces (oz).
Report Abuse. In the metric system weight is properly measured in Newtons, but most people improperly use Kilograms, which is really a measure of mass, not weight. On Earth one kilogram weighs 9.8 Newtons. In the English system, weight is measured in pounds.The English unit of mass is a slug, but most people who have not studied physics have never heard of a slug. On Earth one slug weight 32 pounds.ewtons is the standard SI unit of measure though. Edit: when i say acceleration, i mean acceleration due to gravity. Weight *is* a unit of force. hoarp001: Weight is a unit of force, all the units you put there are units of mass, not weight.