noun
- A nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system.
- synonyms: sensory nerve, afferent nerve
adjective
- Of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS.
- usage: "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses"
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