sensory nerve 1
noundomain: body part
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
Hypernym
nerve 1
noun
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
Part_meronym
sensory neuron 1
noun
a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord
sensory fiber 1
noun
a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central nervous system
EnglishHyponym
dorsal root 1
noun
one of two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally from the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers
lemniscus 1
noun
a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
Part_holonym
sensory neuron 1
noun
a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord
sensory fiber 1
noun
a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central nervous system
