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English noun: sensory nerve

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


Synonymsafferent, afferent 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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