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noun
A nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system.
synonyms: afferent, sensory nerve.
is a specific kind of: nerve, nervus.
is a broader term that covers: dorsal horn, dorsal root, posterior horn, posterior root | fillet, lemniscus.
has as a part: afferent neuron, sensory neuron | afferent fiber, sensory fiber.
derivation: afferent.
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