1Importing goods or services from abroad into the country; a basic term in trade and economics.
安価な電化製品を輸入する会社が増えている。
Companies importing inexpensive electronics are increasing.
輸入品には関税がかかる場合がある。
Imported goods may be subject to customs duties.
政府は特定の農産物の輸入量を制限した。
The government restricted the import volume of certain agricultural products.
2In biology, a technical term for a vessel or pathway that carries toward an organ or tissue (afferent) — as in the kidney's afferent arteriole (輸入細動脈).
腎臓の輸入細動脈は糸球体へ血液を送り込む。
The kidney's afferent arteriole carries blood into the glomerulus.
輸入細動脈が収縮すると、糸球体への血流量が減少する。
When the afferent arteriole constricts, blood flow to the glomerulus decreases.