afferent nerve 1

noundomain: body part

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system

Synonyms

sensory nerve 1
a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
afferent 1
a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system

Hyponym

noun

one of two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally from the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers

noun

a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus

Part_holonym

noun

a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord

noun

a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central nervous system