afferent nerve - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

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

Synonyms

• afferent
• afferent nerve
• sensory nerve

More generic

• nerve
• nervus

More specific

• dorsal horn
• dorsal root
• fillet
• lemniscus
• posterior horn
• posterior root

Related

• afferent fiber
• afferent neuron
• sensory fiber
• sensory neuron

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