English noun: afferent nerve | |||
1. | afferent nerve (body) a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system | ||
Synonyms | afferent, sensory nerve | ||
Broader (hypernym) | nerve, nervus | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dorsal horn, dorsal root, fillet, lemniscus | ||
Part holonym | afferent fiber, afferent neuron, sensory fiber, sensory neuron | ||