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English noun: afferent nerve

1. afferent nerve (body) a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system


Synonymsafferent, sensory nerve


Broader (hypernym)nerve, nervus


Narrower (hyponym)dorsal horn, dorsal root, fillet, lemniscus


Part holonymafferent fiber, afferent neuron, sensory fiber, sensory neuron









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