sensory nerve

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

afferent, afferent nerve

dorsal horn, dorsal root - one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers

afferent neuron, sensory neuron - a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord

nerve, nervus - any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

afferent fiber, sensory fiber - a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central nervous system

lemniscus, fillet - a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus

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